Extending Leads

[BrodiePup]

Can anyone recommend an extending lead that doesn't have a loud 'click' when it locks please?
I've just bought a flexi for times that my pup needs to be on a lead, but we want him to have a bit more freedom, and it's driving me nuts with its endless clicking!
TIA

Extendable leads are so bad. They snap, get caught up and don't teach your dog how to walk nicely.
Teach recall at home every day and then use short lead for on pavement + long line off lead if you don't trust your recall.

@twistyizzy we've got all that covered thanks.
We want something for when we visit stately homes etc, and he needs to be on a lead. It's just so he can have a bit more freedom without me getting tangled in a long line.

Not sure what you mean by the click. Are you putting it on lock?
I never use the lock, I wouldn't trust it to hold. Just keep my thumb on it all the time to adjust the length instantly.

Reminds me, he was on a fairly long length the other day. We were walking past the dog training centre, two women and their dogs leaving.

One gave me such a sour look as the lead was extended, although it was a pedestrian way.
I told him "Wait" which he did and she was all over us, "Oh what a lovely dog." I just said thanks, he's not mine. Which he isn't.

Dog people can be such bloody know alls.

I agree, they are a bad idea. The constant light pull that they have is counter productive when it comes to loose lead walking. Your puppy will learn, pulling = more freedom!
Maybe an adjustable lead would do the trick?

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@PiggyPigalle
You're so right about doggy people!
Thank you so much for actually reading my post 😊

A long line rolled up wouldn’t have a click and would be much safer, but it seems that’s not what you want to hear.

@TeenLifeMum
Hi, thanks for taking the time to reply.
I find a long line hard to handle due to having arthritis in my hands, hence asking about extending leads.

Teach your dog to walk on a normal length of lead.

Extendable leads are ridiculously dangerous.

Please don't use an extendable lead in a stately home. Once a dog wrapped the lead around my legs and the owner blamed me despite me not moving. I have no balance and I could have easily have fallen.

How would this have been any different with a long line? Honestly, I don't use extending leads, but most of the answers here are bonkers. @BrodiePup I think you might need to go into somewhere like Pets At Home and try them out!

Because the fundamental principle of a long line is that your dog never gets to the end of it and is under control whilst on it. It is there purely as a safety measure if you haven't got reliable recall. Dogs shouldn't be tear arsing around at the end of a long line.

I'd never use an extendable lead. I've seen several dogs die from car accidents when attached to one. The last one I saw was awful. Dog bolted when owner released to untangle dog. Straight under a car.
Also the number of finger issues I've seen from getting wrapped round

I can't believe how silly this post has got!
Thank you for your sensible advice @Bupster 😊
Just to clarify, I may have said 'my pup'
but he's 11 months old, quite good at loose lead walking on a normal lead, and his recall is pretty impressive for his age.
A flexi lead would only be used in certain situations.
Thanks to everyone who has actually addressed the question I asked, your advice is appreciated.

I use a normal lead and collar, extendable lead with a harness and let my dog off
lead. All in different circumstances. Nothing wrong with an extendable lead. My dog can certainly respond appropriately to whichever method used.
Only time I’ve ever injured myself was with a long line.

Unfortunately, I cant recommend a lead that doesn’t click.

They all make a noise when they hit against the lock tbh, it’s how they work.

if it’s just for things like visiting stately homes, have you tried just a longer lead? I use a double ended lead on a harness and at its longest it’s 6 ft, long enough for a bit of extra snuffing in stuff but not so long that you’ve got extra bits to deal with

Certainly at the National Trust stately home near us you cannot use an extendable lead unless it is at a short, normal lead position.

Except if you have a large, heavy, very fast dog in which case you can cause them and you injury.

Long lines are not appropriate in every circumstance, not that extendable leads are, but long lines are also not suitable for every breed.

Says who? Is there a law against it? These threads can get so sanctimonious.

Flexi leads are awful. Sick of people allowing their dogs to bugger about at the end of them and wrap the leads around my legs or that of my dogs. Use a fixed lead.

Only because some people don't use them correctly.
If you want a short lead, reel it in and keep your thumb down on the button.
When it's safe to do so, eg you turn onto a country lane. lift your thumb to let it out a bit, hold it down again with thumb.

It's not a case of them being know alls - they're just so used to daft people allowing their dogs on extended leads to go up to the trainee dogs because "he just wants to say hello!"

I knew this post would go this way as soon as a saw it. Typical MN.
Anyway, I’m afraid I can’t help as I am in the same boat and have exactly the same thoughts - it does get very annoying doesn’t it, but I’ve never found one a good one that doesn’t click. If you find one let me know!

It’s not know it all to be fed up of people letting their dogs approach mine with the lead extended. I have giant sighthounds. One is elderly and one has just had a diagnosis of issues with a front leg. If that lead gets wrapped around their legs I could lose a dog.

Op instead of going for a retractable lead. As I think with arthritis it will actually be harder for you to cope with. (They can pull hard as they don't truly get where the end is) could you look into a longer and shorter lead. Aka a lead with 2 handles they exist this way you can give more space and also ensure that you feel safe?

An extending lead is simply a tool that can be useful or a liability depending upon who is on the end of it, as with many pieces of equipment.
I've found a tape extending lead to be invaluable, allowing freedom on a dog learning recall, where a long line would be in a tangle and be a nuisance to reel in quickly enough. A short nomal lead is used on roads etc.
As for the click it is unavoidable I think.