Bungee Dog Leash for Walking - 4-6FT Heavy Duty Dog Leash with Highly Reflective Threads and Buffer for Medium and Large Dogs,Durable Car Seat Belt (Orange)

Just took my 90 pound 4 year old German Shepherd for a 2 mile walk in our neighborhood. We adopted her from my daughter and she has never been walked more than a few hundred yards on a leash (the dog, not my daughter). I got a “no-pull” harness and took three exploratory walks in the park and Home Depot earlier today. This helped her and I to get use to the harness. I was using a very stout 6 foot Carhartt Tradesman Leash. Although it did the job, I kept needing to reel the slack leash up as the dog kept stepping over the leash and getting tangled. This meant my hand position needed to be constantly checked with the idea that if she lunged, would I have a good purchase on the leash. When I got home from the park, this new 4-6FT Bungee Dog Leash had arrived. I decided it was time to take her on a serious walk. By now, the dog was respecting the harness and any tension she felt from the bungee, she would immediately back off. I decided to try the back ring on the harness (which has less corrective action if she decided to lunge). It was perfect. You would have thought she had been on 30 such walks before. Much of the time she was right at my heels or bedside me without needing any verbal or correcting commands. No problem with the 4 foot length as it did not touch the ground so she couldn’t get tangled by stepping over it. A major test occurred for both the leash and the harness when a pit-bull mix came out to explain this was his/her neighborhood and my dog was not welcomed. My dog considers any dog that does not act submissive to be a challenge that needs correcting. The only thing stopping this from happening was the other dog's fence and this leash. It was still connected to the back ring so the harness was not offering any corrective action. The leash held very well but was stretched out the full 6 feet and my dog was only using her hind feet. Luckily my wife was able to help and we moved the leash to the chest ring. Control of my dog was easy with the this leash hooked to the chest ring of the harness. At this point, I am not mentioning the specific manufacturer/seller of the harness as I am still assessing the fit. I believe any of the “no-pull harnesses” would have had a similar result. But, kudos to both manufacturers. If I need another leash or a spare, I will order another one just like this one. This leash is very well constructed and each feature is very well thought out. Thanks.

My FAVORITE thing about this seatbelt is the length because it gives my dog plenty of room to walk back and forth across the back seat. He can easily stick his head out either window without the seatbelt pulling on him. It's the perfect length for my 2015 Prius. Other seatbelts are much shorter and restrict movement, which would drive my dog insane, so this is perfect for him. This seatbelt is also heavy-duty, with reinforced stitching, which makes me feel much more comfortable about it's ability to withstand a car crash, let alone wear and tear over time so that it won't lose its integrity and become less safe. It also doubles great as a leash. I just unbuckle my dog and leave it attached to him as a leash when we get out of the car, and when we get back in, I just click it right back into the buckle, so it is very easy and convenient. I also like how it has a second handle closer to the clip so I can hold my dog closer in heel position when desired. Overall, I was very impressed with the quality and the design. Just be sure to also pair it with a high-quality harness to more fully ensure your dog's safety. This is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GVD3M28/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RA1wDbDD5EQKN

Very sturdy leash: thick and strong. Picked this up because our dog is terrible at walking on a leash. He's sort of a "power walker" that is always tugging on his leash. He ends up choking himself all the time. The elasticity of this leash solves that problem. Now he gets a little bounce when he runs to the end of the leash instead of a sharp jerk.It has a couple neat features, too. There's a seat belt attachment for the car, and the ring we'll use to hold a water dish. The main handle is nicely padded for my comfort, too. On a larger dog, the handle lower on the leash could substitute as a collar while walking.For the price, I would buy this over any leash you can get at the big "Pet" stores. Something equivalent would cost easily twice as much. Very satisfied with this purchase.

I really like this leash! It is well constructed and the bungee reduces shock to the dog and handler when your pet sees something it wants to go after. The accessory loop for hanging things like poop bag dispensers and the seat belt connector are thoughtful and welcome additions to the leash but they are part of the issue. The leash would be almost perfect if the accessory loop was further toward the handle. My dog who likes to tug on the leash got an eye injury when the bag dispenser smacked her in the eye. The seat belt connector is too far up the leash so when buckled into the back seat she has enough leash to get to the front of the car, not much help there. Lastly the leash has a handle for times when you need more control of your dog but it is actually too close to the animal requiring those of us that are tall to bend over, it needs to come up some. Move those items to better locations on the leash and I would buy another. Currently I use the seat belt connector for my bag dispenser, have gone back to the attachment I bought to buckle her into the car.