In Response To The Tether Law Comment.

I got a reply to my post about the anti-tether law. It was really sad, too. A man owns a Shih Tzu that was attacked by a loose Pit Bull. The dog lost a leg from the attack. His reasoning was sound and logical, too.

I agree that tethered dogs can't roam and randomly attack people and other animals. But, tethered dogs can and sometimes do, and notice the wording I use, CAN and SOMETIMES, turn aggressive and attack animals or people, children, that come into their chain range. But, the people that are letting their animals run loose, are breaking the law, and should be punished to the full extent of that law.

There are so many people who just don't care about their dogs and let them run loose. Or, they say it is cruel to chain a dog, and that dog needs its freedom, as all animals do. I do not agree with them, at all.

If you have a dog tied up or penned up, you don't need it. If your dog can't stay in your house as a pack member, then don't get one. Now, for the people that have allergies, my personal opinion is, either take the shots and keep the animal in the house, or don't get a dog and chain it up or pen it up, alone and most of the time, forgotten. A dog is a pack animal and needs it pack, that is you, the human. So, if you are serious about your dog, get it off the chain, out of the pen, and in the home where it belongs!!

Also, there is a leash law. Obey it. And to law enforcement, I have a bone to pick with them, too. Enforce the darn laws!! That is part of the problem. You call animal control and they might or might not come out, same with law enforcement. But, in fairness to the Cabell County Sheriff's Dept., they have gone on every call I have told them about. So, I can't say anything about them. Especially Jim Scheidler. Kudos to Jimbo. He has done a lot for the animals in our area. And, not just dogs, horses, too.

So, again, spay and neuter your pets and don't chain them up and pen them up. Bring them into the house where they belong.