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Unusual Dog Tethering Law

I don't think this is a good idea. From the Leavenworth Times (KS):

The commissioners reached a consensus to create an ordinance limiting the time a dog is tethered or staked daily.

According to the consensus, from now on dogs in the city must be tethered or staked for no more than two hours at a time, with intervals of no less than three hours, for no more than six hours total daily.

Currently, there is no ordinance in the city specifically limiting the time a dog is staked or tethered, and some dogs in the city are on chains or tether lines for prolonged periods of time.

Commissioner Phil Urban pointed out that constant tethering changes the attitude of a dog, often leading to vicious behavior.

Commissioners agreed that constant tethering is not only animal neglect but also creates a danger for people, especially children.

This is silly. If the dog has a decent sized chain or teather (those ones that run along a high-wire are great) and water and a dog house to shelter it, (plus a tree nearby for shade and you-know-what) there shouldn't be such a restrictive limit. As for making dogs more agressive, I've never seen that.

As "Bonnie" wrote in the comments:

"You have to be kidding! That means you can't even tether your dog out in the yard while you go to Kansas City to a doctor's appointment! Why not just ban dogs from Leavenworth altogether and be done with it? "

There are plenty of other comments. Nothing gets folks going like laws regarding pets.

Posted by Jeff Soyer at April 21, 2006 12:20 PM