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Neoprene Slip Lead

We have used the Long Paws Comfort Leash for quite a while now, it's a clip lead, pure and simple, but we have found the lead section to be strong and durable and the neoprene handle is comfortable on my poor over worked hands!  So when Long Paws brought out the Comfort Slip Leash, I was keen to try it out on Luca.   The lead section and handle is the same as the clip lead, the braid has a small amount of spring that absorbs the initial pull shock but not too much so that you are struggling to judge your dogs distance, and again the handle is made out of neoprene so it's just as soft.     If...

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The Figure of Eight

In my opinion you can never have too many dog leads, long dog leads, short dog leads, Slip Leads, Clip Leads, show leads, every day dog leads, I have a vast supply and yes I use different ones for different occasions, depending where I am and what we are doing. The show leads don't get used that often because now I come to think about it, I never show any dogs! The one I love and use most of all is my trusty rope slip lead.I like slip leads, I know they are not everybody's cup of tea but for me they work, they are easy to slip on and off, hence the name, for those quick in and out...

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The Best Dog Lead?

Surely a DOG LEAD is a dog lead?  Any old lead will do?  It does what it's supposed to do?  No, not really, in my experience there are good DOG LEADS and bad leads and I've used plenty of both over the years.  Ones that have stopped the circulation to my hand as I have wrapped it around, ones that have burnt my hand when the extendable bit extended far too quickly and ones that have only lasted a matter of days. One dog lead that I am using at the moment which I am particularly impressed with is the Long Paws Comfort Leash.  It's not extendable, it's not a bungee, but it's a STRONG DOG LEAD & a SECURE DOG LEAD.  The main reason why I...

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