This is a great bit of kit. It really has saved my arm and shoulder from shocks when my dog suddenly pulls, maybe even saved me from being pulled off my feet. I'd highly recommend it.

The lead absorbs suddenly pulls taking the strain of youbwrist and arm. Works well for me.

I bought this for my 7 month old Cocker Spaniel who pulls a lot. When it was described as "short", I didn't realise it was actually possible for a lead to be that short. I'm only 5'3" but I could only hold the lead in one hand and it was permanently at it's maximum which means one sharp pull and it went flying out of my hand. The same happened to my son twice. On all 3 occasions the dog ran straight into the road. I tried several times to get the hang of it but it's so short it's ridiculous. I ended up taking it back to the store and exchanging for the Kong which is fantastic. Longer, sturdier, extra grab handle. I would not recommend this at all - maybe the longer one is better?