Abstract: A pet tie apparatus is adapted for tying a pet to an anchor object so that the pet may move freely about the anchor object without tangling or wrapping the tie apparatus around the anchor object so as to limit the pet's movement. The pet tie apparatus includes an elongated anchor member having a substantially uniform outer cross-sectional size and shape and connecting means connected to the elongated anchor member for connecting the two ends of the anchor member together around the anchor object to form a closed anchor ring extending completely around the anchor object. The apparatus also includes a flexible lead member having a lead end to which a pet collar may be secured and a ring end connected to a slip ring member adapted to be slidably received on the elongated anchor member before being connected to form the closed anchor ring.