Feeling much better, thanks to ...

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… the best exercise device I’ve ever found.

I purchased this a week or so ago for $14.00. It’s a spring loaded device with a “D” handle and buttons you manipulate with your thumb to lock and unlock the action. There’s a nylon cable that scrolls out from the handle. On the end of the cable, you attach a …


















… dog.

Best wishes,
Jerry

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What size did you get? You take it or does it take you? :smiley:

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From my Avatar,

Jerry, when you are ready for the upgrade to the supersize version.

D

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…and here I thought you were going to say a…mouse.

All the Best Tom

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Last but not leash, it will increase the strength of your hands!

MarkB

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[size=lapdog]My mobile home handyman summed it up. Talking to the dog, he said, “You’d be dessert for my German shephard.”[/size=lapdog]

Best wishes,
Jerry

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Quick serious notes:

  1. Never hold on to the cord when you are letting the dog have the full run of the leash. If he takes off and the cord is in your hands, or across your arms, or across your legs, you can get a really nasty rope burn.

  2. Be sure the dog doesn’t think this is a fun new chew toy. Our dog is on the 3rd one of these retractable leashes now. First one we didn’t catch him chewing on the flat part of the leash in time, and one good pull and he was loose. Second one we noticed it was frayed and chewed on, but didn’t have a chance to replace it before he went after a seagull. Again, if the leash does break, don’t try and grab it as it flies back into the handle.

  3. If you drop the leash on a hard surface check the handle for cracks. They can break. And the ones we’ve had have funny triangular screws so it’s hard to disassemble them to fix anything.

Now that he’s 5 years old he’s a bit calmer and this latest leash has lasted a couple of years.

These are neat for letting the dog have a bit more freedom. If it’s a small dog you may not have these problems - ours weighs 90 pounds and is part German shepard, part chow, and part husky. My husband usually takes him on walks, as he has pulled me right down a couple of times. At my age I don’t fall gracefully.

Still, Petey is a nice dog.