When Tanis is walked alone, I have a retractable leash for him. When Tanis and Tiffa are walked together I use a dual leash. They pull when we are first walking out the door because they are so excited but after that they're too busy stopping, sniffing, leaving their mark to pull anymore.

 

I should have voted other....cause Dixi walks how ever Dixi wants to walk!:tongue:

As for ever one else, hell no!!
They much each(including Dixi) wait for my ok before coming out the door, then out the gate. Then they must walk politely at my side until I have given them the ok to wander...but never pull. Rhett rarely even wanders...he would rather be glued to my leg watching my face!

Oh and everyone is walked on a nylon/leather 5-6' leash.

 

Nope, I find it very disrespectful for my dog to drag me around like a sled. I never use retractable leashes.

 

THIS^^^ Exactly.

Buck is still a work in progress so he DOES pull but I don't LET him. We are still working on manners. He is pretty good in most places and situations but he still gets VERY excited over some things.

Very disrespectful is exactly how I would describe it.

 

Gah I can't stand retractable leashes or dogs pulling! LOL.

 

I voted other. On walks, no he cannot pull. If he does we stop for a moment until he figures it out. Some days he's fantastic about it, other days he's a spazz and has trouble controlling himself, you can see him getting frustrated with my pace. In our yard I don't care how he walks, so he'll pull a bit there. In both cases he is on a regular 6 foot leash.

 

Murph is very rarely on a leash, he just trots alongside me. Doo doo doo doo (that's what I think is going through his mind while he trots along).

Abbie gets a a nylon leash if we are on the road/vets office/somewhere populated. She pulls when she's nervous but we are working on me stopping and not continuing until she is settling down. When we are out in more rural areas, we use a retractable so she can trot along and sniff things as she likes.

 

Murph is very rarely on a leash, he just trots alongside me. Doo doo doo doo (that's what I think is going through his mind while he trots along).

Abbie gets a a nylon leash if we are on the road/vets office/somewhere populated. She pulls when she's nervous but we are working on me stopping and not continuing until she is settling down. When we are out in more rural areas, we use a retractable so she can trot along and sniff things as she likes.

:bounce::bounce:

Thats what I imagine goes on inside Gunners head! LOL doo doo doo doo.......

 

I am working on my lab not pulling. She gets pretty bad at it but after a bit I can get her walking nicely. She only weighs about 35 pounds less than me and she is all muscle. Hate retractable leashes!

 

No, no pulling along...depends on what kind of walk we are going on...where, what & when too

1) City walk - harness with his 4" or 6" leash
2) Hike - retractable but mostly runs along with me loose

 

It depends.. if we're out in "public" (as in a pet store or something similar), then no.

But if we're out at the park, while we're walking to the sections where I let them off leash, I let them walk in front of me and pull a little bit. Not like, dragging me along, but I don't make them walk in a heel next to me either.

 

Since we walk down country roads, I want the dogs to be able to wander, but not run free (cars do come by on rare occasion). So I walk the boys on two 26 foot retractable leashes. That way Shade can wander all over constantly and Rocky can take his time and thoroughly sniff each spot at his own pace. They both know that 'car' means they have to come right back to my side and wait. I have no trouble at all walking the two of them on retractable leashes in fields and dirt roads and they get a lot more exercise that way. Plus I don't to worry about them taking off after deer.

If we are anywhere civilized then they have regular 6 foot leashes. And nobody is allowed to pull, ever. Shade hasn't pulled at all since we got him the easy walk harness. It has been a life saver for him. He used to be totally unmanageable on a walk.

 

I love the dooo dooo dooo! I wish I had a dog like that.

We gave up on leashes with Snorkels long ago. We just try to herd her.

I don't let Rebel pull on a leash and if he's on a leash it's a 6 footer. If I'm going to allow him to wander I just take the leash off.

 

I picked "Other" because my dogs do pull on the leash. We're working on it, have been for the past several years LOL but whenever I walk them together (I'll usually take 2 and my boyfriend takes 2) they do pull at first. I do my best to manage it and if they get too worked up I will stop and wait for them to calm down before continuing (or turn back and wait for them to calm down). After the first 5 minutes or so they calm down a lot and we don't have a problem, they walk in front of me but their leashes aren't taut. Well, except for Topher. Topher walks great by himself but whenever he's with the pack he criss-crosses back and forth and acts like an idiot, lol. They all do much better by themselves, or in twos. We use 4 or 6 ft nylon leashes or their 4ft Mendota martingale-style rope leads.

I've always hated retractables, but have considered buying them for whenever we go on our trip to Hot Springs, NC because I'm gonna go hiking on the Appalachian trail with the boys and I'd like them to be able to wander a bit without being off-leash in an unfamiliar area.

 

No, I dont allow pulling. We use a regular 6' leash.

I dont keep Eevee in a tight heel either. She's allowed to wander around and sniff stuff when on leash, as long as she's not actively pulling. Does that make sense?

 

i am anti-retractable leash 100%!!
i cant STAND those damn horrid things and i will NEVER EVER EVER in ANY circumstance reccomend them for someone i dont care if they have a dead hamster to the end of it.

think about it though no matter how good they are made you STILL have to stop your dog with the force your thumb produces your THUMB your not useing your arm strength if you dog goes tearing off you are stopping your dog with your thumb.

when i was younger my sister got a dobermon/setter mix who had no manners (i was 11 and didnt know much about dog training) she bought her a retractable lead for ME to walk her with the dog was big and a huge puller.
one day she broke the locking mechinism to greet another dog the other dog owner screamed at me to get a hold of my dog so i did what i could which was to grab the rope part itself i ened up with seriously terrable rope burn across the creases of both hands took almost 2 months to fully heal it hurt i couldnt pick up anything or grip anything huge blisters and open skin.
needless to say i got screamed at by my sister for breaking the lead she bought another and again sent me out to walk her dog alone
it was summer i was in shorts again another dog passed us and again lock broke but this other dog went in circles around my legs as did zoe ended up with again horrable rope burns on the back of my knees.
i couldnt sit down or bend my legs without crying for about a week afterward it hurt so badley i probably should have gone to the hospitol it was so bad even have scars from it.

after that my mom stepped in and wouldnt let my sister buy another retractable leash. but with Kira she had one and tried forceing me to use it i said hell no you outta just junk it!

i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE those damn idiotic contraptions with a passion

 

I wish there was a LOVE button on this!! I could not agree with you more!!
Hate those things. My BFF uses one and I b*tch at her all the time about it. When we babysit Thor, I tell her, don't even pack that thing, I have a "real" leash for him!!

I also find it aggravating that when my BIG dog who is walking very calm comes upon a small dog at the end of one of those leashes who then goes crazy, WE are the ones who everyone is afraid of. Like my dog is going to attack and eat their little dog! Really...

 

Bridget can pull at times. She likes it so it kind of like a reward. I just put the leash on her harness so she can pull me without getting hurt as she runs around sniffing everything.


It was so much fun with another large dog that loved to pull. I could put them both on a harness that encourages pulling and they would send me zipping through the park. It isn't the type of pull that takes you down. Just the kind of pulling that keeps you going and makes long fast walks a lot easier on the hips. My biggest problem I had was forgetting to stop them when I wanted to stop and I would get dragged a little. Just saying halt and they would sit for me.

I'm not even sure if the above would be considered pulling. I thought of it more of like steering as they were pulling where I wanted them to go and not really where they wanted to go. I think the secret to the this is a leather leash. It doesn't hurt your hands to allow your dog to pull a little.

Bridget can also pull if we are doing scent training and again if it with the leash on the harness. If I'm going to let them pull then I want them to be safe doing it. Can't wait to start weight training Bridget.

Carlos wouldn't pull you if you paid him. He is more a dooo dooo dooo type of dog who is just happy to be on a walk.

 

I've never used a retractable leash but I've seen enough people who have no clue letting their dogs run all around in the street and pulling them along to know most people shouldn't be using them. It always kind of freaked me out when walking in Indy because someone would have a dog coming at us from a long distance and I could never be sure when the leash would run out of length or if the owner would be able to stop them. Sometimes they couldn't.

My trainer didn't allow them in class and advised against them for most dogs. Of course he had a classful of difficult dogs. I suspect an easy dog would do fine on one.

 

I would use a retractable leash if I could find one that was better made. If I let Bridget pull me on one it really hurts my hand. And beyond that they snap if the dog pulls to hard.

 

I do not let my dogs pull. When we're starting out walking nicely, I've walked a mile in 100 yards. Still do that with Teaghan (although not as far.) We walk, she pulls, I turn around and walk the other way. Lather, rinse, repeat. seamus is pretty bomber in terms of not pulling at all.

I generally use a 6 ft leather leash with an easy walk harness. I use the harness not so much to stop them pulling, but if they *do* see something and pull I don't want their necks to get tweaked.

If I'm walking both, I'll use a 6 ft leash for each. I occasionally will use a retractable with one of them but I don't use it very much. I mean, think about it, for a dog to move forward with a retractable, they *have* to pull. Why would you want to reward your dog for pulling?

 

Beau is allowed to pull in the leash, but I trained him to do it. I say "HIKE!" and he begins to pull and run like a fool. I say "Wait" and "Heel" he's by my side waiting for me to say forward. So it's a mix, most of the time I let him lead the way and sniff and just be a Beagle, but it's needed he'll be good on the leash. I think it's fine to let him walk in front of me and pull just a bit when we're on a walk, it's his walk let him enjoy it !

Takoda......she's a work in progress....a very slow one.

 

I really hate when clients bring them in on a retractable leash too. They just let their dogs drag them through the door and around the side of the desk and wrap around me. GRR

 

My Mum uses retractables on her 2.....when I was down there I made them use their "real leashes" when ever they were with me!!LOL

 

I have 2 really good sets of friends that both have dogs the size of Gunner.

They use retractable leashes and I am literally embarrassed to walk anywhere with them. Their dogs go wherever and then there is that "pull back, retract, pull back, retract" routine that makes them look silly.

Plus, I am walking my dog politely at my side while their dog is right up my dogs butt or winding around everyone.
I can even stand the noise those things make.

 

I admit that the boys aren't as well trained as they should be but they are not allowed to pull. Scotty will sometimes, read: when he's with his "cousins" (my niece's poms), try to pull but I put a stop to it pretty quick. He is a bit muleheaded :0) I use a regular leather leash, been thinking about those soft cotton ones, but I don't know. I don't like retractable leashes.

 

I hate people who walk their dogs on retractable leashes.....Worst invention EVER! When I go on a serious walk, they are both in a "easy walk" harness, but Cayenne pretty much never pulls anymore, hell her trick is to put the brakes on and let me pull her.....LOL

People who use retractable leashes let their dogs get way too far ahead of them then, when a dog which is on a short leash is near they get too close and the person all of sudden realizes it...Also, it has happened to me more than once where the lock has not worked on the retractable after the owner shortened it and all of a sudden the dog is right in Leo's face and he wants to eat ...him...

Chowder, I still like you! LOL

 

Are you serious? You generalize this much? Suggesting that *everyone* that uses a retractable leash is stupid and doesn't watch their dog is quite ignorant IMO. I'm hoping you were joking.

 

Neither Annie nor Tucker are permitted to pull at any time on leash. They are expected to listen and fallow a heel. I feel like there is a time and place for silliness and my walks are not.

My boyfriend uses a retractable leash to take Tucker potty. Tucker doesn't like to potty on lead. I've always discouraged it because I don't like them pottying on walks. They always go before and have to hold it til we get home. I take Tucker potty with out a lead, but he doesn't listen to my bf. He knows that he isn't allowed to pull on the retractable either. He always makes sure he's not too far away to make it too tight. This is the only use in the world I can find for a retractable.

If I want my dogs to have freedom, it is done off lead at parks, woods, fields and resivores. Even in this time all rules still apply. If I say heel, they best get their butts beside me or else its back on leash and no more fun.

I use 1, 4 and 6 ft leather leads.
The retractable is only for potty.

 

I take my dogs to agility trials, they spend a lot of time in hotel rooms. I take them out to potty at night, I'm afraid that pottying off lead isn't an option.

 

While cesar is on lead he is expected (no matter where we are) to not pull and to stand next to me
weather we are walking or standing still.
when he is off elad is his time to sniff and run around and go crazy thats his reward for walking nicely ON lead so our routine is
walk 30 minutes to an hour to get to a destination where he can be free and crazy
i ask him to sit
i take the lead off and ask him to wait
then i ask him to focus
after he focuses on me for a few seconds or minutes then i say "OK! GO!" and he shoots off like a bullet out of a gun!
if he tries running away before i say ok i grab him and make him sit back down and wait again but now he knows if i say "UHUH wait" he will come back over sit back down and wait!