I was in a local pet shop today buying Zoe's food. I asked the girl (who was about 20) if they carried the flexi, extendo type leashes because we lost our last one on a camping trip. You know, the ones that extend up to 15- 20 feet, and you can stop the extension by pushing a button.
She looked at me horrified and said they don't carry them "because they're very dangerous!" As an example, she said a woman was using one when her dog ran after another dog, then they got tangled up in a tree, etc. I told her that really didn't sound like a problem with the leash. Then she said she's heard a lot of "horror stories" involving those leashes!!
Wow. Has anyone else heard "horror stories"? We've never had a problem with them and I was taken aback by her sweeping generalization- she wasn't giving her opinion, she was stating it as fact.
She looked at me horrified and said they don't carry them "because they're very dangerous!" As an example, she said a woman was using one when her dog ran after another dog, then they got tangled up in a tree, etc. I told her that really didn't sound like a problem with the leash. Then she said she's heard a lot of "horror stories" involving those leashes!!
Wow. Has anyone else heard "horror stories"? We've never had a problem with them and I was taken aback by her sweeping generalization- she wasn't giving her opinion, she was stating it as fact.