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In reply to the discussion: This winter, my wife and I got a shelter dog. [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)16. FWIW..our dog is outside on a long line for a few hours in good weather.
and he does what most dogs do...naps. Alertly, but lying down most of the time.
He has a 30 foot line, but spends most of his time on the cool cement of the shaded carport, guarding the house and yard.
He watches the neighborhood, esp. the house closest to us, and barks if there is anything he thinks we need to check out, then shuts up on command and naps again.
Older the dog gets, the more he likes naps. He is going on 8 now.
Gets exercise 3x a day by long trots and runs (we have a golf cart we use so he can move as fast as he wants.)
and gets to read his "peemail" around the neighborhood.
Most importantly, is NEVER off a leash or long line.EVER. Because we do not have a fenced yard at all.
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I suspect that gorillas care about interesting, whereas lions care about large.
Donald Ian Rankin
Apr 2013
#12
Please, please, please do a search on Google images for "chained dog photos"
justiceischeap
Apr 2013
#42
Probably not typical, but tethering dogs is illegal where I live (Chapel Hill, NC)
mnhtnbb
Apr 2013
#10
Unattended here means not outside WITH the dog...or basically...having the dog on a long leash.
mnhtnbb
Apr 2013
#13