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I am making leads with all profits from sales going to the Trust.

Leads are made to order so will take a week or fortnight to arrive.

Cushion Webbing Slip Leads with Stop

Polypropylene cushion webbing slip lead with substantial stop, length including handle 52" Price £4 plus postage. Colours available Purple, Lilac, Baby Blue (more like lavender) Brown, Hot Pink, Burgundy, Navy, Black, Red, Yellow, Royal there may be more

Polypropylene Recall Training Leads
In the following sizes all with handle with "O" ring and a strong trigger clip.
15ft £4.00 plus postage
20ft £4.50 plus postage
30ft £5.50 plus postage
60ft £8.50 plus postage

Polypropylene webbing width 20mm (3/4") and width 25mm (1") colours available
(please pm and ask - there is a huge variety )

With my newbie head on - what are slip leads and their advantages.

Thanks
Cathy

Will post a pic later but a slip lead is a one piece lead cum collar which loops through an "O" ring and has an adjustable rubber "stop" on the lead to prevent the dog from backing out of the lead. Hopeless at explaining things!!!

Oh yes and they are great for people who have difficulty fastening triggers/snap fasteners etc 'cause there aren't any!

It sounds as if it would work in a similar fashion to a choke collar, but in a kinder way, Am i right?

I am struggling with pulling, we use a canny collar for long walks to preserve my arms but our training school doesn't like them (and neither does Alfie) so i am using a standard collar for teaching heel but am getting nowhere fast.

I really like slip leads, they are so easy to put on and easy to put in your pocket. I would be interested in one as my wonderful OH left a slip lead on the field whilst "picking up" yesterday and went back today and found it......sliced to bits by a mower So would be great if I could see a picture of one too they sound great.

Now I would be careful using them on a real puller of a springer because they should really be used slack lead walking but if you can get advice from your training school on their use that would be great Cathy

Steve

Will put up pics tomorrow Steve sorry but I've been a bit distracted today with arrangements for a certain ball mad Wocker!

I agree with you Steve I wouldn't use a slip on a "puller" either, can't you find somewhere to off lead exercise him BEFORE you take him out on the lead Alfiem (sometimes helps a bit if they have run off some energy first then they are more inclined to pay attention ) ?

run him off lead, then train when he's more inclined to concentrate

Thats exactly what i did yesterday we went on a really long walk, much longer than i anticipated as there was a closed off bridge that we should have walked over, anyway 6.5 miles later and he was still pulling !!!!

Thanks for the advice, will keep working on it

6.5 miles!! Can you tie your shoe laces without bending down now?

That's a long way to be pulled Cathy, or did you let him have a really long run off? That's the best way to curb some of that springer energy. During the earlier days with ours we used to find a large secure bit of land with plenty of interest and let them have a good run and play....then try the lead, the walk back was nearly always better than the walk there

Steve

Pictured 60' 20mm (3/4") polypropylene training lead - 2 widths and loads of colours available.



Pictured 25mm (1") cushion web slip leads



left to right - lilac, fuschia, baby (lavender) blue (2 blue and 1 lilac in stock ready now)



Sorry Steve not exactly the colours you'd want to be seen out with but burgundy, brown, black & navy arriving next week!

Those slip leads look great
How do I go about ordering? Just PM you?
XX

Yes thanks, just pm me with the colour and I'll see what I can get from my suppliers, and of course what length you'd like the finished lead to be. I do have to say the baby blue is a strange colour more of a bluey lilac - like lavendar maybe? I think the colour does look fairly close in the pic.

My black 60ft training lead arrived today...

Its brilliant and an absolute bargain...many thanks fifer..

Polypropylene Recall Training Leads
In the following sizes all with handle with "O" ring and a strong trigger clip.
20ft £4.50 plus postage


can I order 2 of these please (a girly colour and a boy coulour if possible)
can you pm me payments dets ( I will send a cheque)

thanks very much
Sue

No problem Sue, I will pm the payment details shortly.

COLOURS
Blue (Royal or Navy any preference?) for the boy? For the girl Burgundy or Baby Pink (oops might get a bit dirty! ) will see if I have Red!

WIDTH
25mm (1 inch) or 20mm (3/4 inch) which would you prefer?

OK I have Red, Navy, Royal and Burgundy in both widths, Baby Pink only in 25mm and Purple only in 20mm.