fasten

[English4everyone]

Is the use of the word "fasten" in the following questions normal and correct?
1. Is your dog fastened?
2. Did you fasten your dog?
3. I think this dog is unfastened. Be careful.

[SoothingDave]

No. We don't speak of dogs being fastened. Belts may be fastened.

[English4everyone]

So what verb do we use to speak of dogs if "fasten" is not correct?

[SoothingDave]

"Tied up" or "chained up."

[Barb_D]

And the thing that you hold when you walk with your dog is a "leash."

While usually you see something like "Dogs must be on leashes" you may see something like "Leashed dogs only." But that means you are holding the leash yourself.

[bhaisahab]

And the thing that you hold when you walk with your dog is a "leash."

While usually you see something like "Dogs must be on leashes" you may see something like "Leashed dogs only." But that means you are holding the leash yourself.

In BrE we call a "leash" a "lead".

[SoothingDave]

Horses have leads in the US. Dogs have leashes.

[emsr2d2]

In the UK, horses can be on a rein if they're being led instead of ridden. Dogs are either on a lead or they're off the lead.

Note that "lead" is pronounced the same way as the verb (sounds like "leed").

[SoothingDave]

I meant a lead for walking a horse. What the jockey (or rider) holds is reins.

[JarekSteliga]

Can "tethered" be used instead of "chained up" in relation to dogs?