You guys would all laugh your asses off at my set up. Only ever had one dog break it, so I tried something a bit stronger and it worked, but I think he mighta hurt his neck the first time and didn't wanna deal with it again. I use those steal cable tethers, the thick ones that don't have the coating that decays and the hardware lasts on. I wrap em' around chainlink fence posts. The dogs get their own little shelters that I built from scraps I found in the alleyways in the neighborhood. Thats how I roll! LOL