What’s the matter with using a Flexi-leash?
This quick video and this quick video (they’ve removed this video–it was of a woman being pulled right off her feet by a Great Dane on a Flexi) about cover it.
All kidding aside… (You don’t know what I’m kidding about? Go back and watch those videos! They take 2 seconds. Unless you’re on dial-up, in which case you’re excused.) Flexi-leashes require tension on the leash in order to keep the line pulled out and thus teach dogs to pull.
I use a long line with knots I’ve tied into it every few feet to make it easier for me to let it out and gather it back up as needed. I like it because it requires that both Kiera and I pay attention and stay connected to each other. And, as there’s no pulling allowed, we both can walk forever with no sore dog necks or sore human shoulders.
If Cait wants to walk Kiera with the flexi- I put Kiera in a harness. This differentiation lets Kiera know that it’s okay to pull on one type of leash but not the other.
I totally abhor the flexi leash.. I get it for folks with trained dogs who want to give them a little more freedom at playtime but still need to keep them leashed..
However, I was doing a fundraiser in a park and I swear there were probably 8 pugs.. all on flexi’s… all at least 10 feet away from their owners who were “shopping”. The pugs got themselves all tangled up under the tables and then “hilarity” ensued.
I actually saw one woman hand her flexi to a kid she didn’t know because the kid wanted to “hold” the dog.. then the woman (because she was so disconnected from her dog, I’m sure) left… forgot her dog. FORGOT her dog! She came running back about 20 minutes later.. screaming about how she forgot her dog…
My house? 6 ft. leashes all the way.
OMG!!! I can’t help but laugh–FORGOT HER DOG?!–but this is so not funny!!
I’ve had to go to custom made leashes so I can walk all my dogs at once.
I also lift weights. :>)
OMG! That is too funny! My Mom’s has one of those leashes and a very small maltese dog. ROFL!
Jan, now there’s a video I’d like to see! : ) You surely must lift weights among other things. Seriously, where do you get your leashes?
Kailani–don’t tell your mom we were giggling about leashes and small dogs… unless, of course, she might think that clip was funny too. hehe.
Flexi-leashes require tension on the leash in order to keep the line pulled out and thus teach dogs to pull.
Perfectly clear explanation! Thank you!