 Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Joe Waddington ]
#357313 - 03/20/2012 12:21 PM |
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I have Leerburg's police leash and a couple of 6' leather leads that I really like. These days the one I'm using the most is the 6' leather one from Paco that matches my dog's collar, but I prefer a multi-function leash for 'work' when I want my hands free.
As long as it's a nice, sturdy, soft leather, I'm pretty happy.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357325 - 03/20/2012 01:07 PM |
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I use different leashes for different reasons, so it just depends on what we're doing. Enzo is mostly off leash with his e-collar and I carry a leash for back up. But if I were to choose my favorite - the multi-function/police line is versatile, so I normally always have it with me and use for day to day walking.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Tanya Moyer ]
#357331 - 03/20/2012 01:33 PM |
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I still carry a leash I used when I was in the MWD program and I retired from there in 1988. I always carry 3 or 4 extra leashes in my vehicle. A handler is always needing a spare or a replacement. No one borrows my original Ray Allen leash from probably late 60's to early 70's. It is still very soft, still smells like Neats Foot oil and musty dog and is now about 7 feet long. I used it on my last PSD, a cadaver dog that retired a few years ago.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357337 - 03/20/2012 01:42 PM |
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David what is the MWD program?
I'm guessing they no longer make the RA leashes, might be a collector?
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[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357345 - 03/20/2012 02:30 PM |
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MWD is Military Working Dog.
I've bought quite a few working dog and police leashes. Our SchH club discourages putting a hand into ANY loop of a leash, so I don't bring out my dual-handle leash. Wish I wouldn't have spent money on that. They also (as well as almost every working dog trainer that I've encountered) recommend leather over nylon because of rope burns, but I find the most comfortable leash for me is a 6' 1"wide nylon leash.
I also love my Leerburg dominant dog collar leash, with one snap for the prong and another for the backup collar.
BTW, I'd be careful about recommending to a female or young person to put their hand in a loop, especially close to the collar, They could easily be yanked off their feet or sustain a shoulder injury.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357351 - 03/20/2012 04:01 PM |
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"BTW, I'd be careful about recommending to a female or young person to put their hand in a loop, especially close to the collar, They could easily be yanked off their feet or sustain a shoulder injury."
Went to my first dog school in 1966 and have been working military or police dogs since. That is the first time I've heard that. One of the first safety lessons a new patrol dog handler gets, in my class, is how to "tie" the leash to the wrist. My how things have changed.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: David C.Frost ]
#357353 - 03/20/2012 04:28 PM |
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My how things have changed. Its 2012, David. Catch up for God's sake. Leash loops are SO yesterday. 
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: David C.Frost ]
#357364 - 03/20/2012 06:12 PM |
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David;
At the club is the first time I was ever corrected for that, too, and it took me awhile to get used to it. It may just be something that our leader has developed due to mishaps he's seen, but he goes off if you put the hand in the loop or wrap the leash (or long line) around your hand.
He works with police and service dogs, wrangles for the movies, and does behavioral issues in his training practice, and I often see him give the same advice to not only club members but to some of the families he works with.
I can see where a police officer probably could take the jolt from a lunging large dog better than a small lady could.
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357366 - 03/20/2012 06:25 PM |
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"Leashes, I don't need no stinkin leashes"
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Re: My favorite leash
[Re: Mike Arnold ]
#357369 - 03/20/2012 07:01 PM |
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Moot point for me considering that my dog weighs 15 lbs., but a leash is for keeping a dog out of trouble and giving the owner a physical tie to the dog.
I mean think about all the various reasons you use a leash. To keep dog out of traffic. To keep dog from running away. To keep dog from attacking something. Etc., etc.
What I'm getting at is a shoulder injury, or a small lady getting knocked on her ass is better than the alternative. It's what leashes are for.
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