26' Flexi Retractable Tape Dog Leash: Review

Could you imagine how your heart would plummet if while you were walking your dog his leash broke and he went darting straight into traffic!?

Here is my story.

About 2 months ago my boyfriend brought home a 26' Flexi Retractable Tape Leash. I knew these leashes all too well. My little dog had one about 2 years ago. It was at the beach when he went running for the water, and I figured, 'haha, my little doggie, the retractable leash shall stop you!'... then it broke. He went running like a maniac, he loves the ocean, he was safe in his surroundings, so I wasn't worried. He also listens when I call him.

I warned my boyfriend about this when he decided he would use the 26' Flexi Retractable Tape Leash on our Bull Terrier, Bully. He claimed he bought the largest leash available, and that he spent a lot of money on it. The retractable leash I bought years earlier was picked up at a dollar store, so this could be the reason as to why it broke the way it did.

We clipped it to Bully and took him for a walk around the block with no issues for the first few weeks. We liked it, we were able to give Bully freedom when there were no cars or people around, and he was able to run ahead of us. We could stop him in his tracks with an easy click of a button which is on the plastic leash handle.

The leash itself seemed durable, and strong seeing how it was able to stop in its tracks a 50 pound pure muscle massed dog.

Small Issues:

The issues are not really with the leash, but with the actual dog. However every dog who I have ever walked on retractable leash has the same issues. Walking around trees can become an issue where the leash will get wrapped. If you have a dumb dog (like some of ours) they will also sometimes wrap you up in the chord.

Huge Issue: