Freeleash All-In-One (3 biscuits)

Thursday March 31st, 2011

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Our take: It's highly convenient to have your hands free when you stop at a highway gas station and need to hold the dog's leash, your keys, etc. The Freeleash is an elastic waist belt that fits up to 55-inch waists to which you attach your dog (or dogs) via swivel hooks. The leash's length is adjustable from about 2 to 5 feet. A quick release makes it easy to move rapidly from your belt to a tie out. It has reflective stripes for higher visibility at night and holds a water bottle.

I'm not a runner, but a friend went running with my Ginger using the Freeleash and felt the elastic gave too much; for running she would have preferred a less elastic belt. But for highway travel, it could be pretty useful. It's designed for dogs less than 80 pounds.

The dogs weigh in: Ginger didn't mind being walked on it and didn't seem to notice much difference between my hand holding the leash and the belt holding it.

Cost: middle

-Phyllis DeGioia

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I had a similar product to this.... an elasticized (but much wider) leash belt. I found that the elasticity made it safer for my back in the event that my Siberian Husky saw a squirrel and unexpectedly tried to make a dash for it. My back has never been in the greatest of shape (scoliosis controlled by physio). It was always a great comfort knowing that, not only did I have peace of mind knowing that if I manually dropped the leash, the leash loop was secured by my leash belt, but also knew that if any of my dogs jerked REALLY hard from their end of the leash I wouldn't be screaming in pain from a back injury! TWO THUMBS (I mean, PAWS) UP!

10 months ago by Anonymous

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