I almost hit a dog with my van because of those leashes. He had dodged between two parked cars chasing a squirrel. Fortunately, I was only doing 15 mph because I was coming to an intersection.
I’ve never had a retractable leash break and hadn’t realized they could — thanks for the heads up, GuardianM3 and DOSQueen. I’m hoping the tape (vs. cord) type that I prefer is less likely to break. But I’ve had a pup pull a retractable leash out of my hand and run, terrified, as the handle bounced after him — fortunately, not into the street. I stopped using them near streets after that. My current dog pulls too much when she sees another dog or person she wants to meet to use a retractable leash anywhere but at the beach, so she can wade into the water, or when hiking.
pcolli about 8 years ago
The number of times I’ve been tripped up by inconsiderate dog walkers……. ban them!
GuardianM3 about 8 years ago
Those type of leashes break easily as well so the dog runs away or can get hit by a car.
DDrazen about 8 years ago
They have locks to stop them from unreeling at some point, right? It’s still a decent physical space joke.
cbrsarah about 8 years ago
I almost hit a dog with my van because of those leashes. He had dodged between two parked cars chasing a squirrel. Fortunately, I was only doing 15 mph because I was coming to an intersection.
pcolli about 8 years ago
All of my dogs have been trained to walk to heel whilst on the lead.
SapphireSkies Premium Member about 8 years ago
I’ve never had a retractable leash break and hadn’t realized they could — thanks for the heads up, GuardianM3 and DOSQueen. I’m hoping the tape (vs. cord) type that I prefer is less likely to break. But I’ve had a pup pull a retractable leash out of my hand and run, terrified, as the handle bounced after him — fortunately, not into the street. I stopped using them near streets after that. My current dog pulls too much when she sees another dog or person she wants to meet to use a retractable leash anywhere but at the beach, so she can wade into the water, or when hiking.