[nagdu] tie downs

[Becky Frankeberger]

There are portable light weight crates at Target, Wal Mart, and other
places. You though have to practice with the dog so he feels comfortable and
safe while you are away. So try a Kong with a bit of peanut butter inside so
he associates it with a great place to be while home.  One I saw was kind of
a circle and you kind of twist to get it to set up, as someone explained on
list to me. Trust me I have no idea how they work. I just know they do and
are cheap. But if your dog doesn't like being alone, this will not hold the
dog at all.

I am a hundred messages behind and someone probably answered better than I
am, shy smile. 

Warmly,
Becky and Jake   

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Crouch-
k8tvv via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 12:14 PM
To: Ed Meskys
Cc: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] tie downs

Hi,
I graduated from pilet dogs.
I don't need it for home use, he is good there, I'm looking for something
that I could use when I'm traveling and staying at a hotel.

Thanks

On 3/26/15, Ed Meskys <edmeskys at roadrunner.com> wrote:
> A "bed chain" was a standard piece supplied by Seeing Eye from before 
> I got
>
> my first dog in 1972. It is about a meter long, has a standard leish 
> clip on
>
> one end, and a 2cm metal ring on the other. You can hook it to a ring 
> screw
>
> set in the floor or wall, or to the metal rail which is on both sides 
> of your bed. you loop the chain around the rail or thru the ring, and 
> then feed
>
> the catcch thru the ring.
>
> When my second dog was new (a week or so), I kept him tied down in the 
> dining room, insight of the living room and kitchen, when he was not 
> in active use. SE recommended this for the first two weeks until he 
> got used to
>
> your home, and its routines. My wife's cat walked thru the dining 
> room, and
>
> the dog leaped to play with her. He leaped with such force that the SE 
> chain
>
> broke. In a pet store we bought a metal chain leash and used that in 
> the dining room on the same screw ring. Just like with the bed chain, 
> I fed the
>
> dog-collar end thru the wall ring, then thru the metal ring which held 
> the hand loop, and attached it to the dog's collar. It, too, was about 
> a meter long, maybe a bit longer than the bed chain, and worked fine 
> with my later dogs while they got acclimated to our home.
>
> Ed Meskys
>
>


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