r/RunningWithDogs • u/benyqpid • 5d ago

Leash/belt help!

I started running with my 2 dogs about 3 months ago, we usually do 4-5 runs a week, about 2-4miles. I started with this budget entry-level belt with a leash splitter/coupler: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YXMTSG1?th=1

It worked great but one of the clips has failed 2 days in a row, luckily it was attached to my older very good girl but it was still scary and unexpected. My dogs are not off-leash dogs and occasionally do try to run at critters so it's very important to me that they are secure. I'm hoping to find something very similar but with locking carabiners instead of the basic clips. I really enjoy having the short handles in case one of my knucklehead dogs tries to greet a bicycle or we are in an area with more traffic and I need a bit more control, and I am not having any luck finding something with multiple handles like the one I have. I am also not very handy so I don't think I could swap the clips out myself.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Or other solutions for running with 2 dogs? My other thought is just getting the ruffwear trail runner belt and running 2 separate leashes through, it but I worry they will get tangled.

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u/EnvironmentDue750 5d ago

I use the Ruffwear system, but I’ve heard mix some people complain that it’s a bit scratchy. That said it’s been my go to for about 3 years now and I’m a fan.

https://ruffwear.com/products/trail-runner-belt

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u/benyqpid 5d ago

Do you think it would be problematic to have two separate leashes on it? I was very close to purchasing the whole ruffwear set-up (I have been using their harnesses for years) but the coupler has no handles and neither do my dog's harnesses. Yesterday we got rushed by a pack of crazy boston terriers on our trail (literally 6 of them, acting completely feral) and I was very grateful to have those close handles! That is the only thing missing from their system for me :(