Will Rambeau wrote 03/14/2006 11:08 AM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Bob Scott ] #100626 - 03/14/2006 11:08 AM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	Now I like the flexi-leash, I can do a lot with one for recall's, etc, and I like them for casual walks. But I certainly wouldn't use them on an poorly controlled dog - which as the woman's problem, along with her over all not being attentive... The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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susan tuck wrote 03/14/2006 01:09 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Bob Scott ] #100627 - 03/14/2006 01:09 PM
susan tuck Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2006 Posts: 1608 Loc: Cali & Wash State Offline	How did the male/female thread get mixed up with the flexi thread? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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Corey Beale wrote 03/14/2006 09:02 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #100628 - 03/14/2006 09:02 PM
Corey Beale Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2004 Posts: 209 Loc: beeYOOtiful British Columbia Offline	Quote:  Quote: ....It just seems that everything nowadays is ALWAYS somebody else's fault... AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT????? NOT MINE!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Vincere vel mori!
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Lisa Celli wrote 03/14/2006 10:11 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Bob Scott ] #100629 - 03/14/2006 10:11 PM
Lisa Celli Webboard User Reg: 09-29-2005 Posts: 45 Loc: USA Offline	I don't know about a lawsuit but I do believe Flexi's are dangerous to use. I know of several cases of injury due to normal use.
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Dennis Jones wrote 03/14/2006 10:33 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Lisa Celli ] #100630 - 03/14/2006 10:33 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	I don't like'em , too many moving parts for me <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/14/2006 10:35 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Lisa Celli ] #100631 - 03/14/2006 10:35 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: I don't know about a lawsuit but I do believe Flexi's are dangerous to use. I know of several cases of injury due to normal use. How? One of my dogs is an adopted Pug who had one of those with him when he came. It has a handle, into which the cord retracts. It has a mechanism that allows you to use it as a retracto-thing or a regular fixed lead. Your hand goes in the handle. I've never figured out how anyone was injured with one. Are there different kinds from the one my Pug has?
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Will Rambeau wrote 03/14/2006 10:39 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Dennis Jones ] #100632 - 03/14/2006 10:39 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	"I don't like'em , too many moving parts for me " Dennis...a rock has too many working parts for you....... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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Jenni Williams wrote 03/14/2006 10:40 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #100633 - 03/14/2006 10:40 PM
Jenni Williams Webboard User Reg: 10-06-2005 Posts: 2686 Loc: llinois Offline	Connie- For a minute now, pretend you're stupid. Then pretend that your obnoxious retriever mix is lunging at a dog across the street. So, you grab the Flexi with your other hand because you can't retract it fast enough (remember- you're stupid) and wrap it around your hand/fingers to try to gather up the extra line ASAP. Fido the moron keeps yanking, and guess what...you now have fewer appendages to worry about getting caught up next time. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> At least this is what I've witnessed people do. Personally, I wouldn't trust one of those for a strong unruly dog, even though they say they're ok up to "x" number of pounds. The "stupid" is directed at the woman who lost her finger, not at the poster Connie was replying to and quoting.
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Woody Taylor wrote 03/14/2006 10:55 PM Re: If you're not smart enough to use it...... [Re: Jenni Williams ] #100634 - 03/14/2006 10:55 PM
Woody Taylor Webboard User Reg: 01-05-2006 Posts: 134 Loc: Minneapolis, MN Offline	I will use them for some casual walks but they strike me as even more dangerous to my dog. Annie will invariably hop and get it wrapped on her leg(s)...if she bolts on a squirrel or something (another reason why flexis are not that great imo), that's a lot of rope burning her up and cutting her pretty bad. I've started to just use a flexi when she's in a harness and I can clip it to a ring over her shoulders. Much less tangle that way. Achtung! Mein Schäferhund frisst Elite-Studenten!
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