My dog is amazing on
leash at home or in the backyard, he is not the best outside in the park, the thing is he is not neutered so he kinda wants to smell everything, also the surprise stay is very
hard because he has a super high prey drive which is good because I can distract him with various toys or objects but it backfires when he sees something easier to get can you help with thisï» ¿
In my experience, these types of
leashes a.) tend to cause dogs to act more aggressively and to pull
hard on the
leash; b.) are more likely to trigger a fight with another dog since the dog that is straining
at the end of the
leash looks like it is in attack mode; c.) tend to be purchased by lazy and irresponsible dog owners who do not train their dogs to obey, and who tend to spoil their dogs, causing more aggression and bratty behavior; d.) undo most of the important aspects of your obedience training and leadership over your dog, especially obeying around distractions and coming when called, and over time they teach your dog to charge after other dogs, animals and even people; e.) are
hard to control once the dog is
at the end of the line, and can get caught in the
leashes of other dogs, increasing the potential for a biting or attack incident; f.) do NOT cause the dog to get more exercise on the walk; g.) can cause a dog to run away from you, because if you accidentally drop the
leash handle, many dogs will run from the plastic handle «chasing» them from behind and that could cause your dog to run into traffic and die; h.) have resulted in injuries to dogs and owners.
And given this, it was
hard not to think of an article that I saw
at goodpooch.com (a Canadian organization) that discusses how
leash laws have cut down on socialization and as such, have made dogs more aggressive.