Pros and cons of running leashes
Watch your back (literally) when using a hands-free leash
If I see a running track anywhere near me, there’s 100% chance that I’m going to go around for at least a lap. Blame it on me going to a high school with the best state championship girl’s track teams. (I was not on it.) Blame it on me and my mother prioritizing a couple of walks on a weekly basis for almost a year before I moved out after college. Blame it on living in a walking city where it’s easy to head to the nearest lakefront or beach. Walking is therapeutic for me. So becoming a dog walker made just as much sense.
Still, the idea of getting a hands-free dog leash was never on my mind. For years, I had a gripe with pet owners who wouldn’t leash their dogs at all. Why are their hands so precious? Why can’t they hold a leash? I would never even think to buy one. That is, until I dogsat a Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog, and her owner happened to have one hanging near a few other leashes.
From first glance, a hands-free dog leash just looks like the type of leash people only use if they want to set themselves up for a walk with Marmaduke. Or worse, one of those weird leashes that teachers use to keep up with small children. But after testing out hands-free dog leashes for eight straight days on a consistent basis, it started to win me over. There are some cons though.