After taking 5 dogs on 40 walks, we found the Max and Neo Double Handle Heavy Duty Reflective Leash is the best everyday leash for most pups and their people.

Heather Todd didn't bring a leash with her the day she took her pooch Penny to a pond near Boston in 2005. So she borrowed a retractable dog leash to help keep her Labrador retriever in check.

Unlike a regular leash, which keeps a dog within 6 feet or so, the long line in a retractable leash encourages the dog to move away and escape the walker's control. 5. They Can Malfunction.

We’ve all seen it: the distracted owner who does not supervise his dog on a retractable leash. The pooch wanders too far and bothers other people, gets into an altercation with another dog or ...

Mary A. Delaney’s patent for a leading device. The first dog leash patent hit the books in the United States in 1908. Called simply a “leading device,” the plan promised “certain new and ...

Unlike a regular leash, which keeps a dog within 6 feet or so, the long line in a retractable leash encourages the dog to move away and escape the walker's control. 5. They Can Malfunction.