Some friends of my mom's had a big newfie/lab mix named Jimmy. We had gotten a puppy from them a long time ago-I was about 7. Jimmy was a good ol' boy and they kept him on a long chain almost all the time-not really sure I was 7 :shrug: But a few years after we had moved back to ND from WA, my mom talked to her friend and Jimmy had been on a chain in the new fenced backyard and tried to chase a squirrel up the log pile and over the fence. Sadly, Jimmy hung himself. They never meant for something like that to happen. But it did.
Before we had our fence, I had to chain my dogs up in the yard. They were chained from existing poles in the yard and were never close to anything to jump over or close enough to tangle themselves. Only issue was the worry another dog would roam into our yard and mess with my dogs. Which happened a couple times, but the roaming dog was scared of my dogs, so there wasn't a fight.
Sadly, Jimmy hung himself. They never meant for something like that to happen. But it did.
Sad. Many years ago, my husband almost lost a GSD this way. He was living in California. To give the dog access to a cooler part of the yard during a particularly sunny, hot day, he took the dog out of the kennel, and staked it out in the shade.
He came back 15 minutes later to find his dog hanging over the fence, almost dead. He got the dog loose, and it thankfully bounced back on his own.
That's why I posted this:
Quote: Alyssa Myracle
Quote: Michael_Wise
What's the difference between running a fence and running on a chain? Not sure I'm following.
Less fun and excitment wondering if you'll come home to a hanged dog?
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I know a woman who had 2 dogs attached to separate runs - she had set them up at opposite ends of the yard so that the dogs could still touch noses in the middle. Unfortunately they were actually able to play closely enough that they tangled each other and one of them was strangled to death while they were at work during the day. No fun to come home to that.
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