Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 2305048)

It's not about hurting a dog's neck. It's about "resistance." When a retractable leash is unlocked, the DEFAULT of the dog's mentality is to resist the pull. It puts the dog into a mental state that prepares them to get AWAY from you. If a dog is resisting the leash, then it isn't relaxed. If a leash is made such that it is impossible to relax and the dog MUST resist it, then the dog is not capable of being truly relaxed. It's on alert. It isn't panicking, it's not that kind of stress. But it is absolutely a mental and physical stressor, to be attached to something that is continuously attempting to pull the dog closer to the owner's hand on the other end of the leash.

Letting the leash out to a full 12 feet is dangerous, because if someone is zooming by in a golf cart and you don't react quickly enough, your pooch can easily end up getting run over, or jump on the golf cart (that happened to me, a neighbor's dog jumped on my cart while the owner was holding a fully-extended retractable leash).

As I said you can run a search on this stuff, it's not hidden or secret, it's not something that should be a shock to anyone, it's been known ever since these leashes first came out and confirmed time and time again.

It teaches the dog to pull on the leash. So when you have it locked, the dog will continue to try and pull on it because that's what you've trained it to do. That's not a healthy way for a dog to behave when you're taking a dog for a walk.

Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 2305080)

A properly trained dog does NOT pull on the leash. That is the first discipline taught in dog training. AND a properly trained dog is a confident and happy dog, willing to please it's owner. It's obvious that folks will shell out large amounts of money to purchase a dog, but are not willing to learn an iota about the proper care of a pet.

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2304067)

Wow. Just wow. Harsh welcome to new folks.

:ohdear:

Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 2305080)

A properly trained dog does NOT pull on the leash. That is the first discipline taught in dog training. AND a properly trained dog is a confident and happy dog, willing to please it's owner. It's obvious that folks will shell out large amounts of money to purchase a dog, but are not willing to learn an iota about the proper care of a pet.

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2304062)

Nailed it.

There are 10-15 hard-core haters who feel that they have to make multiple posts every time this subject is needlessly raised. They claim to "love dogs" but can't seem to understand that a dog going on their lawn will not ruin it, especially if picked up by the owner. Heck, most of these people probably put BlackCow in their yard. Guess what that is.

Learn who the chronic complainers are and you will be fine. If they're not miserable, they are not happy.

:wave:

Originally Posted by 1009 wilder (Post 2308519)

i hate dogs that pee and poop on my grass