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I guess being in the pet business I see many examples of both proper and cruel dog ownership. In my own neighborhood, there is a puppy that is tethered by a rope and left all day long. I can't wait to call Animal Control with this one. Recently, there was a beautiful terrier mix that was roaming the streets on my hood with a long string that was tied around his neck that he had chewed through to get lose. The string was way too tight for his neck and he had no collar or tags.
I have gotten to know quite a few dogs over the past year I've been in this business and tethering DOES make a difference in the personality of the dog. In addition, there is a type of treatment that seems to go along with someone who would tether their dog and this treatment is not usually good.
There is a LOT of information about teathering as well as crating out there and teathering is generally thought of to be cruel treatment of a dog by people in the pet industry. I tend to go with what my colleagues in the industry know from experience.
Besides, there is no excuse for lack of training. Dogs are a responsability, if you can't handle the responsability, then you shouldn't have a dog.
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