Flexi 26' Long Leash

Pros: no more being dragged down the street
Cons: fully extending the leash is very dangerous

Domino got a present a month ago and he has to be the happiest dog I have ever seen. The focus of his pleasure is the Flexi 3-8 automatic retractable dog leash. Domino was up to 95 pounds a year ago but the vet put him on a diet and, combined with his...

Pros: I don't have to walk in the poopy parts of the woods
Cons: The Flexi for large dogs is heavy, and the cord can strip shrubbery.

Last night, we discovered how much we value our retractable leash. We couldn't find it, and Howard's evening business was conducted on a normal six-foot lead. Howard's best spots are on slopes of pine needles in the wooded areas around our townhome....

Pros: Will last forever
Cons: Unless you're in sand

Our (idiot) dog is a shephard/huskie cross. She can easily out-pull the previous dog that weighed in at over one hundred pounds (this one’s forty). Another annoying habit was to maintain constant pressure on a leash: even with a choke collar. The only...

Pros: I love watching dogs tie their owners up with these things
Cons: Better them than me

I'm sure this'll be a popular opinion with those who have already written laudable reviews about retractable leashes, but these things are worse than housebreaking pads (Look, I'm teaching my dog to pee in the house!). Here's why:
- They...

Pros: Case well made and return action was smooth.
Cons: Button control not intuitive and cord was poor quality.

We have had the 1-8 Flexi Long Leash for about a month. I paid $30 Canadian for it. Construction is excellent and the action was smooth. We found it too long for city block walking but fine for park deployments. Reeling in the dog (or reeling yourself up...