Show lead opinions
At the moment i am having to make do with bloos thin nylon slip show lead, it is ok but when he decides to pull too hard in the ring it hurts so much *rope burn* Ive been searching the internet for some nice leather leads which may be softer on my hand. Ive found a few but they have a whole page of different sizes and i dont have a clue what all the numbers mean, do they mean the size of his neck or the lenghth of the lead? Id prefer not to buy anything off ebay or amazon due to past experiences going wrong, so does anyone have any good sites which have nice reasonably cheap show leads? Thanks Sam  |
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| Sam - do you use an all in one - combo collar and lead? Or do you use a chain or nylon collar and attach a short lead? |
| Best thing to do is train Bloo to walk nicely on a loose lead. Very important not only in the ring but for everyday walking. Takes time and patience but is worth the effort. It's been described here on the forum at various times, maybe you've already read up on it. As far as leads, I use a fine snake-chain choker on a narrow leather lead. The chain collar worn high on the neck really helps with control. Still, the lead will hurt your hand if the dog isn't properly leash trained. |
| Remember at the midland show. You want a full choke & not half. Most of the leather ones are OK & save your money up & you can get a good one at crufts. Myself & Lori will go with you if you want also we will help you groom him on the day |
| Sam, do NOT pass up this opportunity to have them go shopping with you!!! Marilyn took me shopping at my first big show and while I didn't buy everything she showed me, I was smart enough to use my cell phone to photograph everything so I could buy later. Going around the vendors with an experienced person like this was a huge help! Also take them up on the grooming offer too!!! Take photos and notes!!! Vance |
| Thanks I really just need a cheap nice one for upcoming shows as this nylon one really hurts. It is a collar and lead attached dawn with a swivel. Parwaz that would be great  THANKS XX |
| Daughter LeAnne has a nice small white suede leather one. Its just the lead separate - and you can use whatever type collar you prefer. She bought it at a show from a vendor. Show shopping is the BEST - definitely go with the group and as Vance says - take photos. I do that too, of stuff I would buy later. |
| Have fun show shopping! I just use a thin round nylon slip lead (all one piece) or occasionally a thin jewellers snake chain and nylon lead (knotted on, not a clip that can come off). The key is training... there should be no pulling at all. A loose lead in the ring allows for natural movement. |
I don't know if you have the resco style leads in the UK, but I use the regular one, not the martingale style, and the thicker one at that (I think it's 3/8") for baby dogs with questionable training/manners  Not so much for my hands, though (it is also nylon, so would probably still burn your hand a bit with a dedicated puller) as for the fact that young dogs tend not to tolerate choke style collars all that well and will gag and carry on if they start pulling at all. According to one of the top (allbreed) handlers in the US, there is a developmental reason for this. Of course, Bloo is past this age. But the leads are pretty inexpensive, in the US at least - maybe someone has one you can try out in the interim till you get more hands on shopping help? It might help. Hard to say. I do know that the thinner the lead - and thinner is more elegant, but you need a trained dog to get away with using them - the more likely pulling will adversely effect your hands, so maybe even just switching to a thicker lead of some sort could help. And trot him off to conformation class in the interim to get him used to being gaited with other dogs? Kristine |
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