Abstract: The portable pet tether provides hands-free pet restraint during hands-on activities, such as bathing, grooming, examination and/or treatment of the pet. The portable pet tether has an anchor member and an associated or conjoined fixed-length leash member. The anchor member preferably comprised of an opposed pair of cam-lever actuated vacuum cups and a handle or bridge member bridging and connecting the pair of vacuum cups. The leash member includes a line secured to the anchor member, such as to center of the bridge member. The line is merely about a foot in length and terminates in a snap ring or other mechanical fastener suitable for attachment to the collar or the like of a pet. The portable pet tether is implemented by affixing the anchor member to a surface, such as a wall, and then attaching the pet to the end of the short line.