Slip lead

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dandogman
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Slip lead

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Which slip lead type/brand is your preference?

I need a new one and wondered what you all use.
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Re: Slip lead

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the one I dont lose is the preferred brand! :-D :whistle: i dont think many people on here have a preference as the aim of the game is to have your dog off the lead (even heeling off the lead)! Ive even seen gamekeepers use baling twine & a soft drink ring pull as an interim fix! :lol: :lol:
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Nellie
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Post by Nellie »

dandogman wrote:Which slip lead type/brand is your preference?

I need a new one and wondered what you all use.
Local petshop or sporting saint, usually. I'm more interested in what colour it is, rather than the brand. :oops:
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LucyLab
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KJK Ropeworks. Very nice soft rope, although some colours are softer than others. Load of different lengths and thicknesses. I have a couple of 8mm ones in my car for when I need to introduce a new dog to a slip-lead. Otherwise I use 6mm ones on my two, because they fit easily in my back pocket when out on walks.
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Not sure brand,got some from John Norris last year still going strong.

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I like a thick braided type rather than the barleytwist rope ones, find them easier on my hand. Prefer to have the dogs off-lead but as we've moved into a village and are right on the main road its not always an option. Got 2 leads for Bryn, same colour and braid but one is a slip for everyday and the other a standard for his classes.
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I like the thin white turner Richie one when working. As its in my pockets 95% of the time, and it dose not take up as much room as the thicker ones I have.
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any and every, its surprising how many you find, and lose, during the year,also our vet was giving leads away as a promotional thing so i stocked up !
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