Tethering Your Dog is a 'good Thing' when Properly Done

Proper Ownership Managed Dog Tethering is Part of the Solution to 'good Dog' Behavior

Tethering your dog is a 'good thing' when properly done

Proper ownership managed dog tethering is part of the solution to 'good dog' behavior.

31 July 09

By Dean A. Ayers

Lead Investigative Reporter

NationalDogPress©

Tethering your dog is a 'good thing' when properly done.

Let's look at what a bad dog really is. There's disobedience, unwanted behavior, and aggression. Any of these can be divided into further subcategories of dominance, owner negligence, fear, etc. ~ but these are the basics and 'proper tethering' along with properly managed free time to exercise your dog(s) is NOTpart of the problem. Proper ownership managed dog tethering is part of the solution to 'good dog' behavior and keeping your dog in a safe environment, healthy in body, spirit and mind thru positive and constructive tethered behavior combined with scheduled free time dog exercise methods.

Proper dog tethering techniques:

It seems that the conventional wisdom among conscientious dog pet owners is that keeping dogs on chains is cruel and abusive. This attitude probably stems in a large sense from the tendency to humanize dogs. People are not chained; therefore, dogs should not be chained. We will make a case here that generally keeping dogs on chains, given that they get proper daily exercise off the chain, is not only reasonable but actually better for at least working dogs.

As appealing as the idea of equating humans and dogs is, we need to recognize the undisputable scientific fact that we are two different species with different needs, perspectives and patterns of behavior. Dogs are basically a product of instincts, developed from the days when the dog was a wild predator, and patterns of behavior, installed mostly in their youth by environment through repetition; not greatly different from humans except that humans have greater ability to change in later life.