Comments on: Dangers of Retractables http://www.rascodog.com/stories/dangers-of-retractables/ Helping to keep your dog community clean Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:50:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: estella mobley http://www.rascodog.com/stories/dangers-of-retractables/comment-page-1/#comment-108 estella mobley Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:23:37 +0000 http://www.rascodog.com/contests/dangers-of-retractables/#comment-108 I give this article 5 paws up. I have a havanese about 1.5 years of age. For those not familiar a havanese is a small dog, mine being 16.5 lbs and he is fully grown. While walking my precious dog on the now dreaded and discarded retractable leash, he took notice of a bird and while I was disengaging him from his leash the cord on the leash circle around my lower leg and with him running it created a sawing motion back and forth along with tightening and left a complete circle cut around my leg. I can only imagine what could have happened had my dog been larger in size. I now use the non retractable leashes. Retractable leashes may be for some but not for me anymore. I am only glad it was me and not my daughter walking the dog. I give this article 5 paws up. I have a havanese about 1.5 years of age. For those not familiar a havanese is a small dog, mine being 16.5 lbs and he is fully grown. While walking my precious dog on the now dreaded and discarded retractable leash, he took notice of a bird and while I was disengaging him from his leash the cord on the leash circle around my lower leg and with him running it created a sawing motion back and forth along with tightening and left a complete circle cut around my leg. I can only imagine what could have happened had my dog been larger in size. I now use the non retractable leashes. Retractable leashes may be for some but not for me anymore. I am only glad it was me and not my daughter walking the dog.

]]> By: Robyn Floyd http://www.rascodog.com/stories/dangers-of-retractables/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Robyn Floyd Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:14:30 +0000 http://www.rascodog.com/contests/dangers-of-retractables/#comment-95 Thumbs up on this article. I dispise retractable leashes. My mom has 3 boston terriers so when they come to visit it is like we are all dancing around trying to avoid our legs getting intangled. At a baseball game holding a canine event my son ended up getting a laceration on his neck do to a man with a pug allowing his dog to run around in a crowd attached to his retractable leash. I hate to imagine what would have happened if it was a large dog. Thumbs up on this article. I dispise retractable leashes. My mom has 3 boston terriers so when they come to visit it is like we are all dancing around trying to avoid our legs getting intangled. At a baseball game holding a canine event my son ended up getting a laceration on his neck do to a man with a pug allowing his dog to run around in a crowd attached to his retractable leash. I hate to imagine what would have happened if it was a large dog.

]]> By: Wanda http://www.rascodog.com/stories/dangers-of-retractables/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Wanda Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:27:48 +0000 http://www.rascodog.com/contests/dangers-of-retractables/#comment-88 I simply had no idea, and I am very grateful for the info. I've been using a retractable leash and I thought I was doing a great thing for the pooch by giving him a little more freedom when conditions warrant but keeping him close at hand in touchy situations like traffic. I did not know about all the injuries and malfunctions that can occur, as I never had a problem beyond getting tangled up in the thin cord, but now I see how they can happen sooo easily! I also see how heel training could be compromised by this product. Okay, I'm converted back from the retractables, and I will let other dog lovers know about this problem, too. Wanda I simply had no idea, and I am very grateful for the info. I’ve been using a retractable leash and I thought I was doing a great thing for the pooch by giving him a little more freedom when conditions warrant but keeping him close at hand in touchy situations like traffic. I did not know about all the injuries and malfunctions that can occur, as I never had a problem beyond getting tangled up in the thin cord, but now I see how they can happen sooo easily! I also see how heel training could be compromised by this product. Okay, I’m converted back from the retractables, and I will let other dog lovers know about this problem, too.

Wanda

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