How to Secure an Aerial Cable for a Dog Run
A dog run cable is one of the best methods for securing your dog if you don't have a fence or do not want your dog inside your home. A dog run cable will give your pet the ability to roam around the yard without roaming around the neighborhood. Making sure the aerial cable for a dog run is secure is important so you can keep your dog secured.
How to Secure and Aerial Cable for a Dog Run
Things You Will Need:
- Wooden post
- Shovel
- Tape measure
- Rocks
- Concrete mix
- Water
- Wrench
- Steel eye hooks
- Steel cable with looped ends
- Pulley
- turnbuckle
- Wire rope clips
- Stoppers
- Lead rope or wire
- Premium dog collar
- Leash
- Choose a spot where you want to place the post for the dog run.
- Dig a hole that is at least 1 1/2 feet to 2 feet deep. Place the post in the center of the hole and put rocks around it to hold the post straight.
- Follow the instructions that are on the bag of concrete mix for mixing.
- Pour the concrete mix into the hole making sure the post stay as straight and as upright as possible. Let the concrete dry about 24 to 48 hours to harder and set properly before you continue.
- Put a steel eyehook in the posts. Push the steel cable all the way through the opening in the pulley and on both eyehooks so that it hangs between the posts in the dog run.
- Test the aerial cable to see if it is stable by pulling down on the cable in the middle section of the cable. Place as much weight on the cable as you can because if it is strong enough to support your weight, it is strong enough to keep your dog from breaking the cable.
- Attach the turnbuckle to the pulley and connect a lead wire that is long enough to allow your dog to lie down and move around in the area along the run. Connect the tether lint to the cable.
- Make sure that the dog's collar is strong enough to secure it when it pulls and tugs on the lead line.