The Tangled-Leash Two-Step, Part Two

Ugh. I wanted to like the darn leash so much. I had such high hopes. It looks great, right?  And truthfully, it works fine. It's just not right for us. The clasps are sturdy, and even though the bands, which are 4ft. long, seem thin they're strong enough for both of my dogs (one is 28lbs, the other is 77lbs).

I used it on two walks. On Walk #1, my smaller dog cut in front of me because he got excited about something he smelled. Because the leash is so flexible, I couldn't stop him and ended up stepping on his paw. He bled, and I had to carry him the mile back to the apartment. Fun, I tell you. (He's fine now. It was just a scratch.) On Walk #2, my larger dog pulled a couple of times on the leash and the wrist loop burned my skin. The thing is, she didn't pull that hard at all. We were running up a hill and she took a couple of steps ahead of me. She wasn’t lunging or doing something crazypants.

(Now, before any dog training comments start - I have a beagle. He heels fine, but he sniffs every walk, pretty much the entire time. Both of his parents were hunting dogs and it's what he was bred to do. I'm cool with that as long as he walks next to me. In his nine years of life, we've worked it out ;) 

Their normal leashes are 6ft. long and made of plain leather. I think I need to stick with them, as annoying and tangled as they may get at times. The "stretch" of these is just too much for all three of us. That being said, the design of the leash is great. The bands didn't get crossed, and each dog had enough space & never tripped over each other. If it wasn't so stretchy, it'd be perfect.