I got both chains and kennels.I live in a rural area so I don't have to deal with those such things.But I am not against kennels but it takes a good , strong kennel for these dogs and I'm sure most understand this.You can go cheaper and simple and when you loose 1 or 2 you rethink things to avoid it the next time..Do it right the first time and you won't have to do anything for a while.I've made mistakes.