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Originally Posted by Chris Wild
We have a Flexi, and I do love it for some things like on-lead potty breaks when traveling and taking the youngsters for walks down the road and in the woods when they're not yet ready to be completely off leash. It allows so much more freedom than a regular leash and is far less cumbersome and tangle-prone than a long line in those situations. Ours is and older one with 3/4" nylon webbing, not the newer ones with the thin cord, so it is far less likely to cause any damage if we have to grab the line or it gets wrapped around a leg.
But I'd never take a dog walking in a populated area or into pet stores on one like so many people do. I would say that most people using them don't exercise common sense or use them properly. Then I don't think those people would have common sense or courtesy regardless of what tool they were using. Like all tools, there is nothing wrong with the *tool*. There is a lot wrong with a lot of people who use them.
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^^ what she said.
We don't own one, but I can see their (occasional) uses if used in the right hands. I absolutely dread them when people use them in petstores. I can't tell you how many times I've had dogs "visit" mine when their owner is on the next isle over.