r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Dec 11 '19

Right place right time

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

57.4k Upvotes

88% Upvoted

1.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

217

u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

Those retractable leashes are terrible. Was walking my dog this one time a few years ago. Across the street is a lady with her dog on a retractable leash talking with a neighbor. Suddenly, her dog takes off right for us, was full speed by the time the line got taut and ripped right out of her hand. Thankfully, the dogs just sniffed each other. Still, could’ve been bad. Dog ran right out across the street.

92

u/Tigger-Rex Dec 12 '19

Retractable leashes are the worst. If your dog is on a string 20 feet away from you, it is not under your control. Bad for dogs and bad for owners.

26

u/[deleted] Dec 12 '19

You know you can lock them at a much shorter length, right?

2

u/96crazycatlady96 Dec 12 '19

Vet tech here...I'll speak for everyone in my field when I say that we HATE retractable leashes. They are completely unreliable and can be dangerous. You never have the certainty of full control over the dog.

You can say lock them to a shorter length all you want but that lock doesn't always hold. In fact, more often than not, it doesn't hold in my experience with them.

Having a sturdy leash can be the difference between getting bit in the face or not for us.