A retractable leash may be popular, but consider its disadvantages first before using it:
● Rope burns
● Possibility of strangling your dog because of a very long excess line
● It can teach dogs to pull on their leash
Retractable leashes tend to have tension (except when your dog walks towards you). When your pet walks away, they pull on and extend the retractable leash to go wherever they want to, which can be so rewarding for them. Dogs tend to repeat anything that's rewarding. So when you need to put your dog on a shorter leash, lock the retractable leash and ask your dog to stay close without pulling.
When your dog pulls on his leash, he tends to go wherever he likes, and it's confusing when you restrain him from doing so. Dogs will always decide to do the more rewarding option— pulling. Having said that, retractable leashes teach dogs to pull.
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