Internet e-mail lists are full of dire warnings about them. Many trainers despise them. Some parks actually prohibit them. What exactly is the problem with retractable leashes such as the Flexi leash?

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Although it is important for both you and your dog's mental and physical health to go for a walk at least twice a day, using a retractable leash on those walks is not a good idea. They are often ...

Heather Todd didn't bring a leash with her the day she took her pooch Penny to a pond near Boston in 2005. So she borrowed a retractable dog leash to help keep her Labrador retriever in check. But it ...

What's your opinion on retractable leashes? I have seen dogs and people, including myself, get tied up and sometimes injured by the thin cord of this type of leash. The length of the cord seems to be ...

Which retractable dog leashes are best? Retractable leashes are great for dogs that don’t have good recall or for use in parks and on trails where dogs must be kept on leashes. They give dogs some ...