We are going on a week long camping trip with our 10 month old German Shepherd. On our first trip, we used a cable up high between 2 trees to tie her outside. That option isn’t always possible. What do you all use to “tie out” your large dogs?


crunchie_frog:

I have to put a harness on my dog and then hook her up to the camper on a 25ft coated steel cable. I also will put up a line between two trees if it is close enough. At least for me, when it is just the two of us (minus my better half) I have to make sure all of her needs are met before I can relax.

Stefbauer2:

❤️ so cute!!

Pick up a couple of the long plastic covered steel cables with the clips on both ends…more than one so you have some flexibility on distance.

Between trees like you have done is great (I use a ratchet strap to get it nice and tight) – loop the leash on and can roam back/forth.

The same cables – can connect to anything solid – table/truck/single tree whatever.

Also pick up 2 corkscrew ground attachments –
Put that long cable between those two points (on the ground rather than between trees) much less tangled mess around things as you can control the distance/location easily.

Shepsinabus:

I’ve tied mine off to the frame of the vehicle or on one of the holes that you hook tow chains. They can drag picnic tables for the right motivation ????

dinosaurzoologist:

You have a few options. You can get one of those ground cable spikes. You drive it into the ground and the dog has a circular area to use. Make sure to get one that is rated for the weight of your dog. You can tie them to the RV using a good cable or rope. It limits the area your dog can go but it’s secure. I personally use a rope line that I tie between 2 trees or a tree and the camper or the camper and the truck. I use a heavy duty retractable leash (pricy but worth it) and a large carabineer that I attach to the line. But like you said, it’s not always feasible to be able to tie up between 2 points. So when we can’t we just tie him up to the camper or the ground spikes. Whatever you decide make sure that you use a harness. It’s waaaaayyy safer and it’s less likely to damage your dogs windpipe later in life.

AdChemical1663:

Mine treats picnic tables as immovable objects, so I’d thread the spare leash around the table and clip it to her normal leash. Gives her about 15’ of travel, preferably towards the back of the campsite. I don’t want stray children surprising my dog while she’s napping. 

Leash your kids!  /s

a2jeeper:

We generally use the ground screws.

But the biggest thing for us is a proper harness. Our dogs are generally very well behaved but there is one out of 100 dogs, male or female, big or small, that they hate with a passion and they will charge. Having the proper harness that one, they can’t get out of, and two, won’t break their neck, is crucial.

One uses a top hook on her harness. The other uses a bottom latch. The bottom latch pulls her head back towards us so if she charges she gets whipped around. It has helped a lot both for camping and walks in general.

Have fun!

DanceSulu:

I don’t tie out my dogs. If they are out, I’m with them.

Source: Camping with large dog

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