19 reviews forTrixie Hands Free Waist Dog Lead

I borrowed this waist lead from a friend and unfortunately the metal buckle has snapped off the front. Our dog is a Cocker Spaniel and weighs 11.2kg, so not heavy and fairly well behaved. Sadly I cannot recommend it. Our dog could have been killed by a car if it snapped off near a road (we were up on a hill so all safe). I have contacted Trixie directly and await their response.

My 15kg Staffy managed to snap the rivets attaching the lead to the belt before we even got out of the driveway on our first walk with this. I can't recommend it even to small dogs as the (VERY long) lead would be too bulky for them, and it's definitely not strong enough for big dogs! Other points to mention are: the waist band is entirely elasticated, but seems fairly strong; the pocket for the phone just barely fits my 13cm x 7cm Anroid; 3rd pocket isn't a pocket? Zooplus issued full refund.

If you dog pulls at all you will be sore by the end of the walk, and I would definitely not recommend using this every day if you're dog is not perfectly well trained to heel. Was absolutely unsuitable for my puppy. When the dog pulls it narrows the elasticated belt and digs into your waist and back. Prolonged use caused back and kidney pain and my puppy is only a medium sized breed. I think I nearly ruptured a kidney the time she jumped off a 10 foot embankment after some ducks while still attached to me, too! If you want a hands free walking belt for an energetic dog, or a pup that is still in training, I would recommend one of the ones designed for use with huskies, canicross, skijoring etc as most of these offer sufficient support across the back so as not to cause you any pain.

Bad quality. There is not much to particularly recommend if your dog does not 'heel' and occasionally pulls on the lead. When jogging, the belt doesn't always sit very high, because it is elasticated. Also, when the dog pulls on the lead, it doesn't come down to the shock absorber to stop it, but rather on the elastic belt. This is very irritating.