Flexi-leads and stupid pet owner (aka me today)

[the_british_one]

Now this picture does not show half of how bad it actually is due to the blur

Comments

[talonvaki]

Wow, I've never had that problem with a Flexi...although I've only used them on cats. Though to be honest, I prefer the Planet Dog Zip Lead; it only extends 6 feet, it has a strap to put over your wrist, and it fits in the palm of your hand, which makes it easier to control with your thumb.

But that's my biggest issue with the Flexi-Leads, they're hard to keep a hold of if you need to use your hands for other things.

[maenads_dance]

Can't say I understand why you'd use a short retractable leash with a dog, though - a regular one would be better for teaching manners and keeping control, imho. I get it with cats, because they're so low to the ground and I suspect would get tangled more easily (though I've never walked a cat on leash before).

BTW, totally off-topic though this is - you appear to be the resident leash-cat expert. I have two fat old males who have no desire to do anything but find sunbeams, and one WARRRGARBLE year old female. She's got, like, three times as much personality as required for any creature and is scared of nothing. And I have this persistent idea of walking her on a leash, if my fingers could survive putting a harness on her.

How did you go about leash-training your cat?

[crysania4]

I can understand why someone would use a short retractable, especially with a dog who already has manners. If I'm not paying attention Dahlia will sometimes trip over the leash because she's too close to me and the leash hangs down beneath her feet. Any dog can get tangled up in a standard leash (and remember, some dogs are even smaller than the average cat!).

[goddessdi]

My older dog has this problem, he steps over his leash sometimes while I am trying to make the younger one actually go to the bathroom on our walks and he has arthritis so it is harder for him to untangle himself. I used flexi leads until recently because we lived on 10 acres and I didn't care if they ran around a little, just didn't want the little one to take off.

Since I moved in an apartment I actually use my regular 6' leads because of busy roads etc.

[elegant_bonfire]

Not related to the leash,but is that one of those mini horse blankets on Jacoby? My Dover Saddlery catalog has them for dogs, but their smallest one is still too big for Monk. (He only weighs 5 lbs.)