Quote Originally Posted by bmccasland View Post
And my personal pet peeve - the stinking expandy leashes. The human does NOT have control of the dog at the other end. Have had far too many near misses with those. Why can't people use right and proper standard leashes?
The human does have control of a retractable. It's not the leash's fault if they choose not to exercise it. There's a thumb lock, you keep the dog on a short lead when the situation demands it, you reel the dog in if something approaches while the dog's way out. No harder than reeling them in from a 6 or 10 foot lead.