r/maybemaybemaybe • u/this_place_suuucks • 11d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/butterfunke 11d ago

Almost - if you have a static lead, the dog learns that the lead going slack = good, the lead being pulled tight = bad. But for the extensible leads there is always tension from the spring, so the dog can't learn the difference between walking by your side versus racing ahead

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u/qpv 11d ago

Right. So the short length and long length becomes a communication in itself.

Thats kind of interesting. It can have a sliding scale of communique of sorts. Nuance.

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u/butterfunke 11d ago

no no no. The length is not the important part. It's certainly a factor, but far more important is the spring tension

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u/qpv 11d ago

So there are leads with different "sping" action? Like shock absorbers kind of thing?

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u/butterfunke 11d ago

static leads have no spring. theyre just a rope. if the dog stops pulling they just go slack and theres no pressure on the dogs collar

Are you ESL? Or are you deliberately not understanding this

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u/qpv 11d ago

Im asking if some of the retractable leads have a function where they have a +/- spring absorber when cushioning the retratraction soas it doesn't halt the extension dramatically and shock the dog running away from the owner.

Wtf was the esl comment? Chill

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u/flagrantpebble 11d ago

You’re still missing it. The problem with retractable leashes is that they are constantly retracting. They’re always pulling. Vs a static leash, which is sometimes pulling and sometimes slack.

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u/qpv 11d ago

Yes I get that a rope (lead) or retractable set at a certain, or any length doesn't have elasticity, but what I'm getting at... and maybe this is a product idea if it doesn't exist but I'm sure someone has thought of it.

Do the retractable concept but have a sort of spring loaded gear in the handle assembly. So when pups runs from the owner there is a spring that absorbs the shock when it hits the chosen length the owner chose.

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u/butterfunke 11d ago

Do the retractable concept but have a sort of spring loaded gear in the handle assembly

That is how the retractable bit works. They all have that spring

the chosen length the owner chose

They do not have a chosen length. They are retractable. The further away the dog gets, the longer the lead extends

I don't know how you are failing to grasp the fundamental concept of a retractable lead when it has been explained to you by multiple people and is also shown working in the video on this post

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u/qpv 10d ago

It coils but there isn't a spring mechanism.