Poor puppy! How did he break his leg? 
Which leg was it?
What kind of puppy is he?
I personally would not want to tether him ... only due to the fact that he could get tangled in the lead and injure his leg even more. I would choose to have him on soft carpet when I was able to supervise him with undivided attention .... until his leg is totally healed. When you cannot supervise ... I would keep him in the crate for safety's sake. I would also ... providing he is up to date on vaccines ... carry him ... if he is a small puppy ... and allow him to visit other friends and relatives to keep his socialization current.
This is just how I would handle the situation for the next couple of weeks ... and maybe two weeks from now ... feel a bit more secure about using a tether.
Also .... something I used a million years ago was a soft heavy cardboard box to contain a puppy in ... as long as they don't try and chew their way out. Of course it would have to be under supervision and the pup would only be allowed in it if they could not tip it over. It would have to be a tall box.
There is always the x-pen you can set up if the pup doesn't get his leg caught in the wire. That way he could be right with you and people could still pet him and give him attention.
There is also an old wooden playpen ............ hmmmm ........ just trying to think of alternatives. You wouldn't want mesh ... next a toe nail could get caught or the leg get twisted?
Which leg was it?
What kind of puppy is he?
I personally would not want to tether him ... only due to the fact that he could get tangled in the lead and injure his leg even more. I would choose to have him on soft carpet when I was able to supervise him with undivided attention .... until his leg is totally healed. When you cannot supervise ... I would keep him in the crate for safety's sake. I would also ... providing he is up to date on vaccines ... carry him ... if he is a small puppy ... and allow him to visit other friends and relatives to keep his socialization current.
This is just how I would handle the situation for the next couple of weeks ... and maybe two weeks from now ... feel a bit more secure about using a tether.
Also .... something I used a million years ago was a soft heavy cardboard box to contain a puppy in ... as long as they don't try and chew their way out. Of course it would have to be under supervision and the pup would only be allowed in it if they could not tip it over. It would have to be a tall box.
There is always the x-pen you can set up if the pup doesn't get his leg caught in the wire. That way he could be right with you and people could still pet him and give him attention.
There is also an old wooden playpen ............ hmmmm ........ just trying to think of alternatives.
You wouldn't want mesh ... next a toe nail could get caught or the leg get twisted?
