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#62501 - 06/02/2003 11:57 PM |
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The idea of a dragline is great, but has anybody had the the problem of the dog getting it all tangled around their legs, like I have had. I have a good size front yard that is flat, but all around that, there are alot of slopes and banks. If she is out in the yard just roaming around or playing with her ball, she is constantly getting tied up in this thing. Besides that, I am afraid she is going to get hung on something. It is a long 1/2", cotton rope. I have used anything from a 12ft. to a 20ft. I am trying to use this method as a backup along with her other training to come to me when I call her and especially when there is some form of distraction such as other dogs approaching the yard. She is 1yr. old, and sometimes the puppy in her makes her completely oblivious to my call, so I feel better knowing I have that option of getting to her faster if she has the dragline on her. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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#62502 - 06/03/2003 12:03 AM |
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Try something smaller in diameter. I have used a 4 or 5 mm line that is used for climbing applications cut to my specs at a local hiking/camping/climbing store. Bernhard Flinks recommends the vinyl covered line that is commonly used for clotheslines because it won't snag. Do not put knots in your line or it will be more likely to snag on things.
Hope that helps some.
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#62503 - 06/03/2003 12:29 AM |
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Sue, you commented that you are afraid she would get hung on something. Is she staked on the line without supervision? If so, she should not have access to the hills and slopes you mention, or be able to get around trees, etc.
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#62504 - 06/03/2003 02:46 AM |
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The dog isn't going to hang if you are watching them. You don't put a dragline on a dog when you can't supervise.
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#62505 - 06/03/2003 08:51 AM |
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Use a swivel latch to attach to the dog’s collar this will reduce some of the drag and result in less tangles.
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#62506 - 06/03/2003 10:03 AM |
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I've seen this and always wanted to try it, (it does restrict the dogs movement but it won't get hung on anything). I help my buddy with their dog, they thought the dog was vicious he was just alpha to them. Baby this, baby that, a 100lb Golden, go figure.
Anyway they had devised a line that went from the top of the fence post to the top on the other side of the fence. This steel cable, that was a attached with metal links, they then hooked the drag line to it. It never touched the ground. The dog could run from post to post, maybe 35 yrd and had about 6 foot of liberty on either side of the top wire. This is a lot more complicated then just using a drag line, but it is just another option, that won't hang up on anything. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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#62507 - 06/03/2003 10:52 AM |
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Originally posted by Don B. Ackerson:
a line that went from the top of the fence post to the top on the other side of the fence. This steel cable, that was a attached with metal links, they then hooked the drag line to it. It never touched the ground. The dog could run from post to post, maybe 35 yrd and had about 6 foot of liberty on either side of the top wire. This is a lot more complicated then just using a drag line, but it is just another option, that won't hang up on anything. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Cable "runs" or runners are not at all safe. I went to school with a girl who had an akita hooked up in the exact fashion you mention. I was with her the day she came home to him dead, hung from the cable.
Tieing dogs out unsupervised is dumb. It will only get your dog killed. Build fences. If you can't build a fence, don't let the dog off leash.
The original post was about a simple drag line, not tie outs, cable runners, etc.
Lets stick to topics.
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#62508 - 06/03/2003 03:20 PM |
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Dragline meaning. . .A LONG LEASH that the dog wears for training.
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#62509 - 06/04/2003 09:41 PM |
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I think I must have the wrong concept of using the dragline. I understand how helpful they are when actually training a dog, as I use one for this also. Diva (my GSD)is not staked to anything. I can't stand to see a dog chained or roped to something. I am in the process of training her to get use to her electric underground fence. Until I am sure she has learned her boundaries, I feel better knowing I can get hold of her quickly if I need to. As I mentioned I have a problem with other dogs trying to get in my yard. Sometimes there are horses that go down the road and this really gets her attention. I'm scared to death she is going to run through her boundary line to get to whatever the temptation is.
Diva is never out of my sight when in the yard, just walking around or playing with her ball. Being a mother, I was blessed with eyes in the back of head, so I pretty much see every move she makes. Guess I'll just forget the idea of using a dragline on her, unless I am training her. Thanks to all for your help.
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#62510 - 06/04/2003 11:00 PM |
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If your dog's obedience is not solid then you can use a long leash to be able to correct the dog if it doesn't follow a command. . .you just havet to be there watching.
The dog should be on a dragline if the obedience isn't "off leash" ready.
So if the dog is hanging out in the yard that is the perfect time to be working on basic obedience under distractions. . .using a dragline, because you are watching the dog. . .right?
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