Hands Free Dog Leash for Walking and Running

Both your hands are already busy. A coffee, a phone, a stroller, a bag of groceries, and one leash you keep swapping between them. This one goes around your waist or over your shoulder and stays there. The dog is still attached. Your hands aren't.

This hands free dog leash is a double nylon rope with a locking swivel clip, so the line never winds itself into a coil, and a sliding stopper sets the loop to your hand or your waist in one movement.

Why it doesn't turn into a coil:

• Double nylon rope: two ropes share the load rather than one thin strand taking all of it
• Locking swivel clip: the metal clip turns a full circle and locks shut, so the line never winds up
• 67 in (170 cm) of length: enough to wear crossbody or to hold short at a crossing
• Sliding stopper: sets the loop to your hand or to your waist in one movement
• Six colors: green, black, orange, red, pink and purple

A second grip sits right by the clip: a padded control handle a few inches above your dog's collar. When a cyclist comes past or you reach a crossing, take that instead of reeling in the leash, and your dog is beside your leg.

Silicone beads instead of flat webbing. The loop is molded silicone beads that sit in the curve of your fingers, and a stopper slides to tighten it to your hand.

Flat nylon webbing is what leaves a red line across your palm when your dog spots a squirrel.

Two ropes, not one. The whole length is built from a pair of nylon ropes, so when your dog lunges the load is shared between them rather than landing on a single thin strand.

Getting the size right

One length, 67 in (170 cm), with a sliding stopper that shortens the loop to your hand, your waist or your shoulder. There's no separate size to choose.

Good to know before you order

There's no padded waist belt: the rope itself loops around your waist or shoulder. There's also no bungee section, so a hard pull comes straight through rather than being absorbed.

For a dog that pulls that hard while you run, use it with a front clip harness rather than a collar.

Specifications

• Length: 67 in (170 cm), double nylon rope
• Handle: Soft silicone beaded loop with a sliding stopper
• Second handle: Padded control grip near the clip
• Clip: Solid metal, 360 degree swivel, locking
• Worn: In the hand, around the waist or over the shoulder
• Colors: Green, Black, Orange, Red, Pink, Purple

Safety note: Worn at the waist or shoulder, a dog that bolts pulls you with it, so learn the leash on a quiet route before using it in traffic.

Check the clip is locked before every walk, and keep a hand on the control handle near busy roads.

Loop it over your shoulder, slide the stopper snug, and walk out the door with nothing to hold.