Review on 🐶 Premium Dog Training Lead by Downtown Pet Supply - Ideal for Obedience, Recall, Agility, Playtime, Camping, or Backyard Activities (15ft, 20ft, 30ft, 50ft, 75ft, 100ft, 150ft, 200ft) by Shannon Baroody

I've always had 3 or 4 large dogs at a time. They weigh between 80 and 120 pounds and I can't leash them all at once. I live in Maine, I have at least 100 acres of woods behind my house and we walk the trails 6 to 8 times a day. I always use an e-collar on these walks, but if one (or two) of them have jumped on me recently, I'll keep these leashes for a week or so until I feel like they're under control again. (We call this a leash of punishment). Tie about half a dozen knots a few feet near the end of the handle so that when they're loose you only have to step on them to stop them. Without a knot, it just stretches through. DO NOT grab the leash to stop it or the skin will immediately peel off your hands (or knuckles). For safety reasons, these lines are particularly light and easy to chew. They're used on dogs you don't trust yet, so there's a chance that no matter how careful you are, they'll still run away faster than you can catch them. Dragging a long leash through the woods will eventually get him caught, and you can just follow the tow or bark tracks to find them. However, I've twice let a dog go missing for several hours (once during a snow storm) only to eventually come back 6ft on a leash. They chewed it up and disaster was averted. On another occasion my GSD was chasing geese in a pond and its line caught on something underwater but it was free in seconds. A few years ago my sweet black Golden Lab (yes, that's a thing) fell off a 60 foot leash and I spent 10 hours in the cold rain looking for her. Unfortunately she never barks. I thought it was stuck somewhere but I couldn't find it. When it got dark and I was already giving up, two police officers from my town came and helped me search for another two hours. We ended up finding them tangled in the bushes at the neighbors summer house. She's such a gentle dog that she's never chewed through anything, including leashes. A few weeks later, my other dog chewed it through with a click. So these leashes are NOT tie-down leashes, they are made to break in emergencies like cat collars. And that's very, very good, no downside. They should only be used if you're watching them with them. Tether lines should be used when you want them to stay in place (although you still need to keep an eye on them) and never as a trailing training line as they cannot (usually) be chewed through but the whip from the end of the clasp can seriously injure you or your dog.