Sentences with phrase «on a tight leash»

While it's likely to bolt after small animals or moving targets and therefore needs to be kept on a tight leash in high risk areas, those energy levels are soon burned up.

Do not allow your dog to roam freely, and keep your dog on a tight leash when you are outdoors, especially if you are in a park.

Keeping your dog on a tight leash tells her that you're stressed, frustrated or overwhelmed.

The Big 5 publishers keep authors on a tight leash.

Additionally, a slight tug on a tight leash can cause an eruption and fight.

Unlike dogs, cats should be kept on a tight leash.

Uber has been placed on a tight leash by the FTC, as the ride - hailing service agreed to a settlement over various charges.

Uber has been placed on a tight leash by the FTC, as the ride - hailing service agreed to a settlement over various charges.

The fact that Senators can develop expertise in particular areas means that the Senate Banking Committee, for example, can assess the fine print of business legislation in ways that back - bench MPs can't — or won't (because they're making cheap political points, if in opposition, or on a tight leash from the Centre, if they're on the Government side).

It's not hard to see why Lion Capital wanted to keep Charney on a tight leash — he was musing in the media a couple of months prior about growing to 800 stores.

Let's take a look at some of the key fundamentals that have kept gold prices on a tight leash during the last few years against the backdrop of a sharp correction in the equities markets, rising inflation, geopolitical unrest and the likely end of an era of low interest rates.

Sanchez almost got a shot away under pressure but the Chilean, with five goals in his last three appearances, was crowded out and was kept on a tight leash until the closing moments of the first half.

Covered for Monreal when necessary, and managed to keep Loic Remy on a tight leash for most of the game.

OBs tend to keep expectant mothers of multiples on a tight leash when it comes to diet, especially since we're at higher risk for developing gestational diabetes.

Central government has kept local government on a tight leash, strangling the life out of councils in the belief that bureaucrats know best.

The decision not to let Johnson have the run of the house might suggest that May wants to keep Johnson on a tight leash.

By contrast the Polish Justice Ministry would be able to dismiss judges if the reform passes, i.e. the Executive branch of government would be able to keep the Judiciary on a tight leash.

Francine keeps her sister on a tight leash, which is odd given how apathetic she is about her own behavior.

Her intensely critical mother Hilary, played by an icy Geraldine James, keeps Moll on a tight leash, especially compared with her two other siblings.

The trailer suggests otherwise, but if directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (whose only previous experience behind the camera was on the animated film «Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs») can keep Hill on a tight leash and get the best out of Tatum, then who knows?

Like a crack dealer looking to keep his addicts on a tight leash, GM announced its «fuel price protection program» on May 23.

Your puppy pulls you up to the people on a tight leash, «goes bananas» once they get to the person, and starts to jump, nip, mouth, whine and bark as they completely lose their mind interacting with the inevitably squealing, cooing, and petting stranger.

My clients are often amazed the first time we take their dog out with a head collar because, instead of pulling ahead on a tight leash, he'll instead trot close in a heeled position for the first time ever — the opposition reflex is no longer in effect.

With some key exceptions — Super Mario Maker, Mario Paint, etc. — Nintendo keeps players on a tight leash.

So lawmakers might be well - advised to include provisions that force companies to keep any data they collect and share with third parties on a tighter leash.

Motion handling is above average, provided you keep Intelligent Frame Creation processing on a tight leash.

Keeping a lawyer on a tight leash means that he or she won't use the slash and burn tactics that so often escalate and make divorce more difficult.

The company which is on a tight leash from its masters in China made all the classic mistakes a foreign company would make in the US.

While that fight isn't going away anytime soon, and with Anderson being kept on a tighter leash by the Christie administration, the more interesting story may be 80 miles down the NJ Turnpike in Camden.

A well - placed government source once told me she's «kept on a tight leash» by spads, in case, as a forthright personality, she is too outspoken in the media...

Now imagine the squad of CIA intelligence officers tasked with keeping them on a tight leash.

The film works as a romantic comedy and relationship film, as Grant and Bennett are contrasted by a wealthy banker (Roland Young) who is stifled by his prim wife (Billie Burke), who has him on a tight leash and schedule.

As illustrated by that opening shot, Anderson has him on a tight leash.

It's naive on the part of parents who keep them on a tight leash to expect them not to fail when they leave home and have no leash at all.

Bred to hunt, there's a good chance they might shoot off after every passing squirrel; and they are known to show aggression towards other dogs, so you're best keeping them on a tight leash in busier areas.

Keep a close watch on them to make sure they are staying entertained in the way you plan for them to vs. with external stimuli (read: other dogs) and keep them on a tight leash.

I knew Chipper did not like other dogs, so I kept them on a tight leash and stayed away from all other pets as much as possible.

A dog on a loose leash using a head collar is less likely to be aggressive / reactive for two reasons: (1) he is in a less aroused state when trotting next to you, leash loose, than when in front of you on a tight leash, and (2) the head collar can have a calming effect not unlike that achieved using a pressure wrap such as a Thundershirt.