Taking your dog on regular walks is not only fun but also an important way to keep them active and healthy, and one of the best dog leashes makes all the difference. A high-quality leash helps keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A surefire way to get your dog to pull hard on the leash is to allow it to walk straight toward another dog. Anna Auerbach/dpa ...

Although it is important for both you and your dog's mental and physical health to go for a walk at least twice a day, using a retractable leash on those walks is not a good idea. They are often ...

Since the first time I tried a retractable leash to walk my dog over a decade ago, I've never used a regular leash. I thought that was one of the best inventions of all time for tackling a daily chore ...

In the life of a modern dog, the leash is as fundamental—and as fraught—as the collar. Wound into its deceptively simple design is a web of ethical complexity: safety and restriction, care and control ...

I was out on the trail with my dog, Bailey, letting my mind turn off and wander, when I saw another dog and its owner we didn’t know coming towards us. I had Bailey off-leash, and as a courtesy, I ...

Letting a dog off the leash might seem like a simple way to give them freedom and fun. But behind that happy run could be some serious risks waiting to happen. It's important to know what's at stake ...