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Dog Off-leash Control

2009-01-10T19:53:00.000-08:00

ABC Practical Guide to Dog Training

Appelbaum, Steven.

Another challenge with young puppies involves obedience commands and raises a huge question regarding off-leash versus on-leash control. Basically it works like this.

Most people need and want their dog to respond to obedience commands when the dog is not wearing a leash. This is not to say that most owners want their dogs to walk down a busy street off leash. In fact, this can be dangerous no matter how well trained your dog is, and may also violate local leash laws. That being said, your dog doesn’t live on a leash and, as such, has to listen to some commands off the leash. Which commands? The recall (“come”) is critical, as is “stay,” “sit” and probably “down.” Off-leash control needs to be attained, at the very least, around the house, in the yard and possibly in the neighborhood. The big question is, when does obedience training start and how does an owner typically go about getting off-leash control of this type?

The real answer is, obedience training starts from the very second you, the owner, start giving your dog obedience commands. Most owners start giving their dog commands on the very first day.

When should formal training start? The answer varies, because generally your dog will need to have some inoculations before being admitted to a class with other dogs. Speak to your veterinarian about this, but please understand that diseases such as parvovirus and distemper are nothing to ignore. They can be nasty, fatal and can strike puppies who are not inoculated against them. Typically most classes won’t allow young puppies to be enrolled before 14 weeks of age. If you get your dog at 10 weeks of age, this means a month before you start any kind of formal training. It is during this month that most owners start to make mistakes that often make obedience training much more difficult to teach down the road.

Conventional training wisdom goes something like this: When you start formal training, you put the dog on a leash and some form of training collar. For many years the training collar most commonly used was a metal-link slip collar, usually called a choke chain. There are numerous choke chain variations. Some links are bigger, some smaller, some irregularly shaped, some are made of nylon, but all work on the Choke chains.

same noose-type principle. That is, when you pull one end of the collar, it tightens around the dog’s neck. When you release that end, the collar loosens again. Prong collars, sometimes called pinch collars, were once also routinely used. These devices work in a similar fashion to a choke chain, but the prongs pinch the dog’s neck when the collar tightens. It sounds worse than it is, but it is clearly not a device designed to be pleasurable for your dog.

Nowadays—and I think this is a huge improvement—head collars that fit over the dog’s head and muzzle are replacing choke chains as the collar of choice. It’s an improvement (for most dogs) because these collars enable handlers to more easily control the dog’s body with less force by controlling the dog’s head. This is very similar to the way some horses are trained. For a number of years, there was a huge debate in the training world (trainers love to debate) about whether head collars or choke chains worked better and whether choke chains were cruel or inhumane. I believed then, as I do now, that both collars are effective and, when used properly, neither is inhumane. Personally, I believe head harnesses are better in most, but not all, training situations. So, as I started to say, conventional training wisdom has you in class with your dog on a leash and some type of training collar. The objective is to train the dog to listen well enough on the leash that he can be consistently counted on to obey all commands regardless of distractions. When this occurs (and in the best case it can take four to six months), the hope is that you will be able to take the leash off and the dog will still obey you on the first command off leash, initially with no distractions and eventually with them. It makes sense—unless you’ve ever tried it. If you have, then you know what typically happens.

When you take the leash off, the dog is far less inclined to listen. In some instances, the dog doesn’t listen at all! I’ve seen dogs who were absolutely, perfectly obedient on leash completely “forget” their training when the leash came off. Entire training methods have been developed to overcome this problem. These include light lines, where a very light nylon cord or even monofilament is put on the dog’s collar, so that when the leash is taken off the handler can step on the monofilament or grab it (with gloves), thus preventing the dog from escaping and teaching him that you still have control.

Smaller leashes, or gradually cutting a six-foot leash to five feet, four feet, two feet, etc., have also been used. This is because we’ve all seen dogs who listen perfectly on a six-foot leash.
the six-foot leash and walk 10, 20 or 40 feet away and the dog would still listen. If a dog listens on a six-foot leash when you’re 40 feet away, is the leash really necessary? Many people would say no and remove the leash. The problem is, when you take the leash off, the dog often runs away. To overcome this, instead of taking the leash off you start to gradually cut it down. First five feet, then four, until finally the dog is left wearing the metal clip portion of the leash. Many dogs responded to this technique, although some started to run when the leash got shorter than one or two feet. Many trainers still find the challenge of getting dogs to listen off leash among the most difficult they have to deal with.

To be fair, this is less of a problem now than it was 30 years ago. There are several reasons for this, including the fact that most modern training methods are not based on teaching your dog to avoid leash corrections. When compulsion methods of this type were taught, the dog viewed the leash as the tool of correction. The problem was that once the tool was removed, the threat of correction and the ability to correct were also removed. Dogs are not stupid. If they’re trained to avoid punishment, and the instrument of punishment is gone, so is the dog— down the street, with his handler chasing 100 feet behind.

The other reason this is less of a problem today is that training usually starts at a younger age now than it did in decades past. When owners waited until their dogs were six to eight months old before they started formal training, they had been interacting with their pets for months before formal training took place. During this time, they were inadvertently teaching their dogs not to listen. To put it another way, if you only have a month to mess up your dog’s training, you will typically do less damage than if you have five months.

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If You Have a Dog, You Are a Trainer：BASIC TRAINING PRINCIPLES

2009-01-02T18:53:00.000-08:00

ABC Practical Guide to Dog Training
Copyright . 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved Howell Book House
Appelbaum, Steven.

Hopefully, you will learn the crucial principles of training, so you can teach your dog what I call “foundation level” off-leash training, and, very importantly, teach this type of training whenever possible before you start on-leash work. how to redirect, focus and reward your dog for correct behavior, rather than just react, yell and give ineffective commands when you’re confronted with unacceptable behavior.

Here are some basic principles that all dog owners need to learn and follow:

1. Be consistent. A behavior is either acceptable or it isn’t. It can’t be acceptable on alternate Tuesdays when you’re in the mood. For example, it can’t be OK to allow your dog to jump all over you on the weekends when you’re in casual clothes, but not during the week when you’re dressed for work. That’s an obvious one, although you’d be amazed how many people I’ve met who do exactly that.

Here’s one that’s less obvious. It can’t be OK for your dog to chew fabric toys but not to chew “inappropriate” fabric items. In other words, if you give your dog an old sock and say, “Here, chew this,” don’t be surprised when she eats your shirt.

Consistency is a bit easier for singles or couples, and toughest for families. The more people who interact with the dog, the greater the likelihood of inconsistency. I strongly recommend that families conduct a few meetings to discuss and agree upon what will be universally unacceptable behavior on the part of the dog.

Everyone needs to clearly understand what the rules will be for a training program to be most successful. That being said, we live in the real world and I recognize how difficult consistency on the part of a six-year-old child will likely be. Parents of younger children will need to practice a fair amount of prevention and understand that the dog’s training process may be a little bit more difficult and prolonged.

2. Be consistent. Yes, I know I already said this, but consistency also extends to obedience commands. If you want your dog to learn to listen to obedience commands the first time they’re given, you need to be prepared to properly teach your dog to obey them the first time. This is most effectively accomplished if the initial foundation-level obedience you teach around the house is done off leash.

I have sometimes run into problems when discussing how important it is for dogs to obey commands consistently. In my opinion, this is an area where attitudes have gone downhill in the last 30 years. Decades ago the idea that a dog needed to obey commands the first time they were given would not have drawn comment. Today, there are many owners who are uncomfortable with the idea that their dog should be trained to respond so predictably.

I’ve had owners object, based on the idea that they did not want their dogs “to become robots.” It is important for these owners to understand that, first of all, if training is primarily done with compassion and reward this will not happen; and second of all, you might not care if your dog listens on the first command until the very first time she runs out into the street. Then, as cars are barreling toward her, you will pray she listens on the first command, because you may never get a second one.

3. Understand why behaviors take place and deal with problems by dealing with the cause. When owners learn to do this, they will not just be reacting to what are often symptoms of an underlying problem.

4. Learn basic training techniques and then follow rules one and two. All owners need to understand the principles of prevention, maintenance, redirection, reward and correction. And they need to use them consistently.

Now that you have an understanding of some of the challenges, let’s discuss a little bit about behavior, so that everyone can be clear what terms such as “prevention,” “maintenance,” “redirection” and “reward” really mean. Once you understand how a dog learns, we can get on to the business of training.

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How old does my dog have to be to start training?

2008-12-29T20:49:00.000-08:00

ABC Practical Guide to Dog Training

Copyright . 2004 by Wiley Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved Howell Book House

Appelbaum, Steven.
One of the most common questions I hear is, “How old does my dog have to be to start training?” My answer has always been the same: “From the minute you get your dog home, you are training her. If you have a dog, you are a trainer.” Often this response earns me confused looks. After all, most people have heard things like, “Wait until the dog is six months old before training” or, “Get your dog into puppy classes at twelve to sixteen weeks.”

Thirty years ago, the six-month rule was fairly common. This was due, in part, to the fact that all too often training classes in those days involved strong physical corrections, and a puppy younger than six months might be physically or emotionally damaged if she was trained that way before the six-month mark. As you can well imagine, putting a 12-week-old puppy on a choke chain and administering sharp leash corrections was generally a very harsh way to train, and sometimes caused real problems.

Fortunately—and this is one of the good things that has happened in the last 10 to 12 years—training methods have become far gentler. It is also pretty much universally understood in the training community that a great deal of effective training can be accomplished with puppies at a very young age. We have many trainers to thank for this, including such visionaries as Dr. Ian Dunbar. Trainers like Dunbar and others, including the ones in my company, have tried to communicate the importance of formal training at a young age.

Formal training—that is, training with a professional instructor in group or private lessons, or even in a kennel—can and does start much earlier now than in the past. However, my “if you have a dog, you are a trainer” answer goes a bit deeper than that. What I would like owners to understand in this chapter is that any time you interact with your dog, you are teaching your dog something. All too often what happens is that owners inadvertently teach their dogs the wrong lessons, without realizing they’re teaching lessons at all. This makes it tougher to train the dogs formally later on.

How does a dog love?

2008-12-22T22:57:00.001-08:00

Re-edited according to animals in translation by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

All baby animals make a high-pitched distress call when they are separated from their mothers. Animal babies are totally attached to their mamas, and when they grow up most animals are strongly attached either to a particular friend or to the members of their social group, or both. Animals love other animals.

But on the other hand, domestic dogs don’t behavior like that they are social animals at all. A male dog on the loose will mate any receptive female he finds and then go tearing off to find any other receptive females in the area. We don’t really know what domestic dogs’ social life would be like if they didn’t live with people. Very few pet dogs have the option of mating with another dog for life. Dogs are pack animals. ;)

Like all complex behavior, sexual attraction and mate selection depend on learning. The act itself is a hardwired fixed action pattern, like the rooster’s courtship dance. It’s hardwired into the brain, and an animal is born knowing how to do it. He does not have to be taught. But an animal does have to learn from other animals who he’s supposed to mate with and who he’s not supposed to mate with.

A dog’s oxytocin levels rise when his owner pets him, and petting his god raises the owner’s oxytocin, too. That’s one reason why so many people have dogs in the first place. There is no anyone has researched this yet, but we will find that dogs make humans into nicer people and better parents.

http://www.spike.com/video/when-dog-fall-in/2856050
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070618123456AAPJc2Z

New city leash laws upset dog owners

2008-12-15T21:24:00.000-08:00

Leash laws is widely accepted in Europe and America purposed to urge pet owners take care of their pets, avoiding any attacks or hurts from them on people. Dogs without leash are prohibited on most places except dog park without leash or private personal house. Here is another one from Chareleston, SC about four new dog laws.

Ian Silver

Four new dog laws have been proposed to Charleston City Council. Two are already approved, and the other two still under discussion. But things can get pretty controversial when the government tries to tell people what to do with their pets.

City Council already gave initial approval to an ordinance that would force people to have their dogs tied down or in a crate if they ride in the back of a pickup truck.

But it's an ordinance about sterilizing stray dogs that has sparked more controversy. Charlie Karesh with Charleston Animal Society says the current law about spaying and neutering dogs picked up off the street is just fine. "If an animal is at large, which is a violation of the law, before it's returned to the owner to be spayed or neutered."

"We get 12,000 animals a year in our facility and over-population is a problem. These animals at large are a problem. And spay neuter is the only answer to that."

But a proposed ordinance would allow pet owners to pay a $200 fine rather than have their dog fixed. But Karesh says that's not enough to deal with the over-population problem.

The new law on dogs in pickup trucks has already received initial approval and is expected to pass on second and third readings.

The ordinance on sterilization has been deferred until january while city council members negotiate the terms with animal shelter leaders across the city.

Two other dog ordinances also proposed.
The first requires that animals be a leash whenever they're outdoors except on the owner's personal property or at dog parks. That proposal has received initial approval.

The second was an ordinance meant to clarify that city residents can have up to three dogs and three cats over the age of one. That ordinance was deferred.

PUGGA Retractable leash test GG7205R: retraction and extension test of dog leash 15000 times

2008-12-07T22:01:00.000-08:00

The dog leash test performed by PUGGA with Model GG7205R, 5m cord leash for 25kgs sizes of dogs. It is retractable dog leashes designed by Richard Herr. To maintain proper service life and high performance, a professional test office from Germany authorized the 15000 times test of retraction and extension of PUGGA retractable leashes in 2007!

Self-Retracting of the whole cord leash Inspection requires pulling out whole length of the leash and self retracted by the retractable dog leashes with certain frequency, totaled 15000 times.

1. Appearance check to find out if the retractable leash has any fault or damage

New retractable leashes must be chosen from product line as random sample, before every use, inspect the unit’s housing for loose fasteners and bent, cracked, distorted, worn, malfunctioning or damaged parts. A proper retractable dog leash bears fine appearance.

2. Roller motor machine performed the inspection on retractable leash

Normally there is a lock brake system in a retractable leash. Loose the said braking mechanism before the test begins. Test the retraction and tension by pulling out whole length of the retractable leash and allow it to retract back into the unit. Due to the spring inside of the retractable dog leash, there is always a light tension on the cord leash as it retracts.

The sample GG7205R retractable leash should pull out freely and retract all the way back into the unit. The dog leash must be checked regularly for signs of damage. Inspect for cuts, burns, corrosion, kinks, frays or worn areas. Inspect any sewing (web all belt leash) for loose, broken or damaged stitching, as well as the test finished, 15000 times of retraction established.

3. 15000 times retraction test demo of PUGGA retractable leash

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http://pugga.net/retraction-extension-test-retractable-leash%2015000%20times.htm

What are Dangers to Your Older Dogs?

2008-11-28T18:13:00.000-08:00

by EzThaibiz

As you could imagine according to our humans, older dogs, like elderly people, while a dog ages, his eyesight fails along with his mind and energy. Things that were easy for him to navigate when they were young, such as the edge of a hill or a walk through the woods are now extremely difficult for them.

He can’t always see the edge of a pool or cliff, his joints won’t allow him to recover from a misstep as easily as when he was a young pup. Here are a few reminders of what are dangers to your older pet and some ideas on how to keep them safe.

Daily walk safety with a quality retractable leash

Retractable leashes are great to let your dog run a bit without getting away from you. Many older dogs get a little "puppy" in them and they will take-off running only to get into trouble because they can no longer see you very well or hear your commands. Some older dogs also develop dementia and cannot sense danger. They need to be kept from wandering too far. A retractable leash will keep you in control but allow your dog the ability to roam.

Flashing safety leashes or bright safety ID tags are also a great way to keep your dog visible to you and others. The tags can be seen up to one mile away and the flashing tape of retractable leashes are reflective. If your dog does wander off during his nighttime business, your dog will be less likely to be hit by a car and he will be easier for you to locate.

Drowning or cataract at water side safety

Accidental drowning is a major problem for older dogs. Many older dogs develop cataracts because they are no longer able to determine the edge of the pool. Once in the pool, they often do not have the energy to swim long enough to be noticed, nor the strength and agility to jump out. There are several options to keep your dog safe. There are pool alarms designed to float on the water and react to motion in the water. Another alarm attaches to your dogs collar and sounds if they fall in to the water. There are also life vests for dogs which are great for boating or when your dog is around a lake or river.

Keep off extreme temperatures

No dog is comfortable in extremely hot or cold weather but again, just as elderly adults are more vulnerable to the excessive temperatures, it can also be deadly for your dog. Keep them in air conditioning as much as possible on extremely warm days. Make certain that they have access to plenty of water. Avoid taking your dog in the car with you if you cannot bring him inside at your destination. If your dog is long-haired or tends to be easily overheated, consider a cooling bed or collar.

In the extreme cold, make the outdoor visits as brief as possible. Remember, dogs can get frostbite on their paws and noses. Outdoor dogs need to be brought in from the cold when the temperatures are significantly below zero.

Car rides with a seat belt harness

Your dog might still love to ride with you in the car but now his safety is more important than ever. Getting your beloved pooch into the car can be a challenge. Arthritis can mean his jumping-in-to-the-backseat days are over! Ramps are available to help your dog into his co-pilot chair. There is also a lifting aid that will wrap comfortably around his middle to give you a way to assist him into the car. Remember, his balance is not as good as when he was younger so consider a seat belt harness to keep him from falling off the seat.

Household accidental poison or treatment dangers

It is as important as ever to keep your dog away from any plants, foods, or poisons that are toxic to canines. As dogs age, their systems won’t be able to tolerate the damage from the poison or the treatment.

ASPCA is warning dog owners the newly discovered danger posed by is grapes and raisins. These fruits have been used as a training treat for dogs, but have been recently found to cause renal failure if eaten in large doses. If your older pet was trained using grapes and raisins or you have used these fruits as treats for your dog, he may have developed a taste for them. You will need to store grapes and raisins where your dog cannot get into them. Of the 10 dogs that were reported poisoned by overeating grapes/raisins, only 5 survived. And that was with early, aggressive treatment. An older dog would not have much of a chance of survival from an accidental poisoning. Please visit the ASCPA Animal Poison Control Center Website, www.napcc.aspca.org for addition information.

http://pets-2004.blogspot.com/2008/11/keeping-your-older-dog-safe.html

A Guide to Choose A Leash for Your Puppy

2008-11-22T23:55:00.000-08:00

What kind of leash you would be using to walk and train your pup is more comfortable for your puppy? it's not about the leash being fashionable, but whether it's sturdy and does its job, maintaining the safety of your pup. Many pet lovers will ask this question before getting one leash. The leash type, length and strength matters much for everybody. This is intended as a general guide to help you make a logical selection, with a strong emphasis on quality and strength.

Flat leather or nylon webbing leash preferred

A flat leather or nylon webbing, preferably half inch wide or more may be more sensitive. You may have to shop around to get such a leash. Avoid those for fancy and useless plastic leashes, thin leather ones and even chains.

Any very thin leash of any material will cut into or burn your hands if you have to use any force on it or try to catch/control it by hands directly. Please refer to other articles in PUGGA blog. Before changing into any leash please make sure it is of good leather or solid webbing, with a loop, big enough to get your hand through and firmly stitched at the other end from the snap.

Two good kinds of snaps of the leash

According to my personal opinion, there are two good kinds of snaps.

One with a sliding rod at the side of the snap held firmly in place by a spring, and the other one, which has two curved metal hooks, which slide along side each other to make a secure catch for the ring of the collar. Avoid completely the fancier snaps you will see on some leashes, especially the kind that Old Navy Maternity apart at the tip of the snap and is held together by a spring.

Six feet is exactly the right length for a leash

Regardless of the size of your dog, six feet is exactly the right length for a dog leash. In fact, some city ordinances require leashing and keeping your puppy under control at all times in public, and that the leash shall be no longer than six feet. At 6' length, a standard leash is used for everyday walks and is also used for basic training.

Do not waste money on anything longer, as you and he will get all tangled up in it. The longer canvas leashes in pet stores are for tracking, where considerable length is required. While walking with your lovely pets, a longer leash sometimes encourages your dogs to walking before your step, not controlled well just alongside yourself. They are leashing you and walking!

Retractable leashes are perfect for small and medium size dogs

The new retractable dog leashes are perfect for small and medium size dogs. The nylon lead is rolled up and housed in a casing that you can hold. Most brands are available in six-foot lengths by a one - button braking and locking mechanism. Retractable leashes are ideal in parks, without any real hazards, like cars; just watch out for the kids. The cord is made of nylon and is retracted from a case.

PUGGA designed unique retractable dog leashes for all pet lovers and the all belt type leash, which is nylon webbing worthies a try.

Tangle free leash

If you want to walk your two pooches on two leashes, this leash will allow you to run around with your pups without getting tangled. As tangled as it may seem, once you pull it apart, it snaps back separately like magic. Great for active dog walkers.

Why Your Dog need Walk? -10 reasons from pugga blogs

2008-11-18T20:50:00.000-08:00

We have many reasons to adopt a dog as our friendly pet, as a factory of retractable dog leashes, pugga’s blog found many people just consider our pet as a companion only, we didn’t think in pup’s mind. Using a pugga retractable leash helps so much on your daily walk, we also brings some reasons of why your dog should walk and keep a routine walk with dogs.

Here are the 10 reasons:

1 – daily exercise and daily walks

Just as people should do 20 minutes of cardio a day to stay fit and healthy, dogs need daily play as well as daily walks. A structured walk is essential to a healthy lifestyle. Playing indoors or in your yard is great, but not the same as an exercise routine.

2 – Socialize to be better adapted

Dogs live in a human world where they may not understand everything. A loud motorcycle can scare a dog if it goes on a walk for the first time. But if you remain calm and trust on the walk, then the dog will know that although this sound is unpleasant, it is okay and they do not need to run off.

3 - keep dogs’ sniffer in use

Dogs' noses have 40 times the power our noses do. Dogs live in a world of smells. When they sniff the ground, they are not smelling just grass, they smelled three dogs that walked there before them. They may smell a raccoon that passed there last night, or a person who smoked. Letting them stop to sniff on walks keeps their mind active and alert to what's around them. They are never bored sniffing and walking.

4 – keep dogs wee in right places

We may know dog seems to have an endless supply of wee and poo on walks. Why? The sniffing triggers the urge to show to other dogs, "Hey, I was here too!" It brings up another point of territory marking. The area they go on walks is within their range and they know where they've gone and whom they may encounter. Scent marking is not necessarily the dog staking a claim, but rather a way of saying this spot will be familiar to me in the future.

5 – release dogs’ daily stress

Your dog can get stressed. Maybe you were gone all day and he stressed you might not get back in time to feed him and let him out. Maybe a mailman came to the door to deliver a package while you were gone. Even just sitting alone while your out, whether a balanced dog or not, he can get bored, lonely, and stressed. As you know that during an exercise run all the thoughts of the day just shake off. So release that stress with a walk.

6 – quality just time to be a dog

Walks is the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time with your pet. Though he may be interested in sniffing more than getting pet by you. He gets the exercise he needs, the sniffing time, the quality time, and the time to just be a dog. The most fun is seeing dogs walk and get excited about something he sees like a squirrel or a kid wanting to pet him - his tail wags so fast and his ears perk up. His personality really comes out on a walk. You can get a better sense of who he is, what he fears, what he likes, and his reactions.

7 - walk on commands and show leadership

Walk is also a great tool in dog training. You can also walk on commands. Using the "sit" command before crossing the street is a great command to learn. That way you don't have the struggle of holding your dog back to protect him as you look for oncoming traffic. They sit and await your "let's go" command. You build a relationship of trust and respect on walks. This is an important part of being a leader. You decide where you and your dog go on your walks and you are in command on any situation.

8 – get a schedule for walking times

Morning walks and evening walks are great - the cooler times of the day, and the time when your dog can go potty before you go out to work or start your day. The dog knows this is the time you chose. He can count on you to get his leash and take him out. This once again gains his respect and he will not bother you every moment you sit down to go out and go for a walk.

9 - a healthy weight from daily walk

Daily walks is a wonderful way for your dog, and you to maintain a healthy weight. Powerful muscles and a lean body are very attractive on a dog and you will get many complements on your companion. Who doesn't like to feel good about themselves and their friends?

10 - show off your Pup is just nice

Let people meet your pup is the better way to educate people about your dog. People will stop you all the time and ask what kind of dog you are walking. Usually they'll complement them, ask what breed, how old, etc. Getting complements is always nice.

The world outside is just great for every dog, a daily routine walk with your pet is the time to enjoy. Take your dog and retractable leash, go for it.

Nov. 6 Opening of CIPS 08-The 12th China International Pet Show

2008-11-05T04:58:00.000-08:00

In this autumn, Beijing Exhibition Center boosts of the biggest pet products show of Asia, CIPS 2008. The opening ceremony starts today, Nov. 6! Visitors flock to the 12th China International Pet Show to find their own fun of pets as well as pet products.

CIPS 08 PET SHOW Exhibitors’ busy day of stands setting up

Many CIPS 08 pet show exhibitors designed their stands very carefully and paid much for professional advertising agent, all these jobs just worthy kind visits. The first two days before the opening of the show is just busy days for all factories and traders, though it is not business days.

Opportunity of China pet market interested overseas on CIPS 08

We also found many oversea exhibitors from Hong Kong, Macao, European, Twain, USA, Thailand, Malaysia and so on, totaled more than 40 companies. European producers of pet supplies are very successful on the Chinese market. Some 70 per cent of the Chinese buyers purchase pet supply products such as food, clothing and medicine in Europe, because the quality is convincing. Many Europeans are currently expanding their production and setting up locations in China.

New pet products highlights CIPS 08

There are so many new pet products on CIPS 08 just because of this is the biggest pet products show in Asia and rapid developing Chinese market, everybody just want to show the best. A new retractable dog leashes with LED lights and light touch switch designed by Mr. Richard Herr of PUGGA highlights the dog products supply industry. This retractable leash bears two patents in China. Find more of this retractable dog leashes.

The List of Exhibitors in 2008 CIPS

I.Pet Product
1. Pet Food
2. Pet Clothes/Pet Article/Pet House/Pet Toy
3. Pet Health-care Product/Pet Medicine/Pet Grooming Product
4. Pet Training Article
5. Others

II.Aquarium Product
1. Aquarium Tank
2. Oxygen Equipment/Heating Bar/Lamp/Filtering Apparatus
3. Ornamental Fish Feed/Ornamental Fish Medicine
4. Water Plant/Trough Sand
5. Aquarium Tank Scenery-building/Decoration Product
6. Others

III.Live Pet
1. Dog/Cat
2. Rabbit/Hamster/Tortoise/Lizard
3. Ornamental Fish
4. Bird
5. Others

IV.Others pet supplies
1. Pet Hospital
2. Pet Grooming Store
3. Pet Club
4. Pet Lover Community
5. Pet Magazine
6. Pet Website
7. Others

Learn how to Walk Your Dog On A Leash

2008-10-31T22:19:00.000-07:00

Dog owners walking their beloved canines on retractable leashes or retractable leads is a common scene. While dog walking is a necessity, most people are going about the walk not properly. Pugga tried to figure out some rules of retractable dog leashes while walking with your pets on leash and trust you could feel it. Your dogs – no matter what size – should never be running ahead of you and should never be leading you.

As the owner, you should always have complete control over your animal not only for its safety but also for the safety of other people and animals around you. Unfortunately, a dog who can’t walk correctly on a leash is less likely to be walked regularly and won’t reap any of these benefits.

To walk appropriately, you need the right leash. Retractable leashes are a good idea because they give your dog much freedom to run. But you must have a leash that gives you complete control over how far your dog can move. Leather and nylon leashes are both good choices, but you want to pick one that is strong enough so your dog can’t break it if he tries to dart away from you.

When you first bring your puppy home, spend some time having the leash on him while he’s in the house so he can become used to it. Feed him treats, pet him, and do other enjoyable activities while the leash is attached so he will associate it with pleasant things right away.

On the first walk, you should be prepared not to get very far. Make sure your puppy is on your left side and there is no tension in the leash. If there is tension or your dog’s head is ahead of your legs, then give a corrective upward jerk on the leash to get his attention and stop walking. Make your dog sit beside you. When he has calmed down, start walking again. Go a few more steps and stop. Have the dog sit, and then reward him with a treat if he was good. Continue doing this process. Keep moving forward for longer each time as long as your puppy gets better at walking.

Remember, as with any type of dog training, you need to be patient and consistent while you continue working with your puppy until he becomes a good walker on retractable leash or dog leads.

Pugga on CIPS 08 The China International Pet Show in Beijing Exhibition Hall

2008-10-27T22:25:00.000-07:00

Nov. 6-9, 2008 at Beijing Exhibition Hall, it is the time to go for fun on CIPS 2008, The 12th China International Pet Show. PUGGA will bring its quality retractable dog leashes and retractable dog leads for exhibition and your joy.

The China Great Wall Exhibition Company and Nürnberg Global Fairs as organizers of CIPS 2008 have so far confirmed the applications of 355 exhibitors for the international exhibition and there are already 77 companies on the waiting list.

Due to great demand, the organizers have increased the space available and some exhibitors will present their new products for the pet supplies market in spaces temporarily set up in front of the exhibition halls. The exhibitors offer professional buyers from Europe and the USA an excellent survey of products from the Chinese pet and aquaria industry.

The exhibition in Peking traditionally focuses on products for dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs, pugga is one of them and hope our retractable leashes and dog leads will impress you and meet your needs. Think in the pet minds and find pugga for more there.

An Earth-Friendly Way To Pick Up What Your Pets Drop

2008-10-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

“Flush Puppies,” a biodegradable, flushable dog poop bag that apartment and condo-dwelling dog owners can use to pick up their pet’s droppings and flush them down the toilet rather than stow in their indoor trash cans. This is a good invention brought into the world.

No More Bags On Windshields

“Sometimes my ex-girlfriend would walk the dogs in the morning and not know what to do with the poop bags, since it was like a quarter mile around the back of the apartment building to find the Dumpster,” Mercer said. “So she’d leave the bags on the windshield of my sports car. I thought, ‘There has to be a better way.’”

He thought about flushing the bags, but he could find no bags that dissolved in water. He toyed with a few prototypes, but ran into drawbacks with each:

•Paper thick enough to hold the droppings would not dissolve fast enough in a toilet.
•Plastic grocery bags would clog the drain, and probably weren’t good for plumbing in general. •Corn starch bags on the market didn’t hold up in field tests.

After some Internet research, he discovered bags made of polyvinyl alcohol, or PVA. Hospitals often use bags made of PVA because staff can fill them with dirty linens, then toss the whole bag into washing machines, where the PVA dissolves in hot water, keeping staff and handling equipment cleaner.

Mercer contracted with bag engineers to develop material that dissolves in the cold water of a toilet. Late last year, the first official Flush Puppies products hit stores and went on sale online.

“It’s a great product, especially with everyone focusing on being more green and greening their stores,” she said. “I stock it right here at the register, because it’s a product that tends to need a little bit of explaining.”

Leashing it or not? Why need retractable dog leashes?

2008-10-19T01:34:00.000-07:00

Pugga’s blog has most topics of retractable leashes and trust this topic has also come up once or twice in your chats. As pet lovers or dog owners, most of us were not a certified dog trainer. So many times the question is: leashing it or not? Why need a retractable dog leashes?

Somebody will say the retractable dog leashes are not really "retractable" for one thing, a term that implies you can push a button and reel your dog right back in. anyway let us list the opinions here for your kindly reference.

What we get from retractable dog leashes? All questions could be concluded into one. Factoris dealing with retractable leashes have many reasons to speak aloud. We could find typical one as following quoted:

“Millions of dog owners worldwide are more than satisfied with this remarkable invention from Germany – flexi retractable leashes. flexi’s quality products have dramatically improved the daily task of dog walking, making it a pleasure not just another chore.”But another voice said:

-You need a dog's full cooperation to "retract" it.
That is true and funny points, Dogs well-behaved enough to walk on a retractable leash are dogs who don't even need a leash at all.

Even with a perfectly trained dog, retractables are annoying because you can't grab the leash itself because it's made of wire and can burn or cut your hands if the dog moves suddenly. Say, to untangle your dog from another well-behaved dog with whom it is engaged in profitable mutual sniffing. Anytime anywhere it is noted that the behaviour to grab the leash itself is dangerous.

If you like the extra length that a retractable gives you, just get a long leash. Many people will think in this way when comparing a leash with a retractable dog leash.

Canine obesity requires more of retractable dog leashes

2008-10-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

Our dogs are growing fatter right along with us, Canine obesity is on the rise, experts required factories of retractable dog leashes or retractable leads to manufacture safer leashes for daily use, due to the practical situation. Normally, a leash of 20kgs loading in enough for most pets.

Now we are moving to 25kgs as medium sizes quickly, maybe next 35kgs dogs is just normal. Pugga considers this problem carefully and will bring new ideas for more.

What is Canine obesity?

We all love our dogs. In fact, we love them so much, Unfortunately, we often do more harm than good.

One dog + too much food + too little exercise = canine obesity

When your dog takes in more calories than it burns off, the resulting surplus is stored as fat. In fact, as little as one per cent extra caloric intake can result in a 25 per cent increase over ideal body weight by middle age.

Canine obesity is a serious health risk for your furry pal and taking action now can help him to lead a healthier life.

How to detect the problem?

It can sometimes be hard to realize that your dog is fat, especially for those breeds that have thick coats. There are few general rules of thumb.

1. Look down at your dog from above. You should be able to see a defined ‘waist’ just above the hip bones. If you cannot see the waist, your dog is too heavy.

2. You should be able to see and feel your dog’s ribs. While they should not be sticking out and your dog should not look like a walking skeleton, you should be able to see a rib or two and be able to feel them easily. If you cannot, your dog is overweight.

3. Your dog should not have a hanging belly. Some altered females have a slight pouch as a result of spaying surgery, but this should consist only of hanging skin, not fat. You can tell by gently squeezing the pouch; if the skin fold of the pouch is more than 0.5 inches thick, your dog is fat.

Change into better habits

People lead such busy lives and what they eat, and how much they exercise, also affects what they feed their dogs and how much exercise their dogs get. Dogs need fresh air and exercise just like people do. Exercise will help them to burn the calories they take in for their meals

As a result, weight loss supplements have been introduced, with ingredients designed to help reduce the absorption of calories.

Better eating and exercise habits will also speed the process of canine weight loss. Your dog needs to be walked every day and should never be given leftovers from your table. Why not change to a retractable dog leashes? A better daily walking with your dogs. start slowly - even if it's just a stroll around the block. Gradually increase his exercise as he becomes more fit. Avoid taking your dog out for a high-energy, long run once or twice a week and instead aim for regular exercise

You could also refer to the following site for more info.
http://dogs.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Canine_Obesity
http://hubpages.com/hub/Fat-Dogs---Combatting-Canine-Obesity

Pet owners’ second love - Dog Park walk events

2008-10-10T00:02:00.000-07:00

Many places many people will bring their dogs to a walk in the park each year in order to raise funds for all kinds of programs. The Dog Walk is normally a part of the annual event kickoff. It is different from a daily walk with your dog on a retractable leash. Participants can walk their own dogs, or a friend's dog.

These programs are very popular and make great difference to the animals and to the community, as walkers teach compassion and extend a hand and a few dollars as registration fee and donations. Thanks to them.

An option for registration fee called "The Lazy Dogz Fee” is also welcome, where a person can stay in bed and still support the event. It's just a way for people to donate if they don't want to walk or are busy that day.

Enjoy time: trick or treat

You could exercise your pup as well as socialization in a dog walkathon. Your dog, like all dogs, is a pack animal with a basic need for lots of socialization. Well-behaved, leashed dogs and their human friends can also enjoy festivities, treats, prizes, demonstrations and pet-friendly vendors right there.

Rules: walk this way

Please be kindly noticed to some rules for these events:1) A maximum of two dogs per person and dogs must be up-to-date on all vaccinations. 2) Walkers must clean up after their dog.3) Aggressive dogs shall be left at home and people be in control of their dog at all times - with no retractable leashes or leashes longer than six feet.

Second love

Sometimes, the events will hold an expo for adoption of homeless pets. As you may know, the best way to support homeless pets is to give one a home. This event helps pets find forever homes and give great help on both pets and pet lovers.

Pleas note, for a daily dog park walk, some places is only for a leash walk, others may allow off leash walk or just prohibit any dog walk.

Comments on Retractable & adjustable dog leashes rotate on ground anchor

2008-10-07T18:55:00.000-07:00

This article purposed to introduce a retractable dog leashes functioned adjustable, hands free, and pivoting. This product is a patent pending in USA.

Pugga gives our own comments on these good products. The mainly changes on this kind of retractable leash are two parts. One is length switch, another one is mounting anchor. The side switch button could control the leash max extension as pre-set with 4 different lengths, the anchor could fix the retractable dog leashes when you are tired walking and holding the leash.
Adjustable retractable Dog Leash with patent pending.

Advantages of this retractable adjustable dog leashes:

1) A retractable dog leash that can be mounted on a ground anchor, which is designed to allow the dog to rotate without getting tangled as well as hands free option.

2) A Retractable Dog Leash is Adjustable with four preset lengths to fit your dog.

3) A Retractable Dog Leash offers a new way to exercise your dog used with the companion Anchor.

4) Alone Retractable Dog Leash is a handy leash suitable for medium sizes dogs.

5) This Retractable Dog Leash has four adjustable lengths: 4,8,12 and 16 feet, which can be changed using the side switch.

Special enjoys of retractable adjustable dog leashes:

Give great freedom for pets while camping

Relaxing on the beach Days at the park

Mounts easily on leash Anchor so you can relax most anywhere

Pugga further opinions on adjustable retractable leash:

Pugga found that this patent pending adjustable retractable leash has stopped selling with a notice on the website, but no reason explained. Personally we could find some questions and hope this patent get be modified and be perfect to meet purposed functions.

1) The leash itself is Nylon cord, it is not designed as mounting chains because dogs sometimes snap the cord. Please keep in mind, all retractable leashes are only for daily walking your pets.

2) It is not much convenient to take another anchor alongside while going for a walking.

3) It is very dangerous to leave your pets amounted alone with retractable leash on the collars unattended.

There are other two patents invented to make a portable and adjustable leashes, use anywhere any time, but none solved the question above mentioned. We do hope somebody could change this.

How TUV tested retractable leash or lead for safety?

2008-10-03T23:30:00.000-07:00

How TUV tested retractable leash or lead for safety?

An unique retractable leash or lead must be safe while training or walking your dog, Pugga authorized TUV SUD China Shanghai office test our products and hold the certificate when we set up. We bring some points of the safety test for your information.

Retractable leash Safety test standard:PPP555:1997 is issued by TÜV SÜD Group.Retractable leash Safety test steps:

1. Construction check: without any sharp edges and squeezing & shearing points.

2. The brake system must hold a load of 1.5 Rated Load allowable securely.

3. The test sample must be completely functional after the load with 1,5 x F in all using and function points and mustn’t have any deformation.

4. For a load of 3 x F allowable, no component’s tear and break strength can be reached.Deformation and function limit should be recorded.

5. After 10.000 load operations, the leash mustn’t have mechanism’s or leash’s damage.

Pugga will test in our factory same ways as TUV done.

What is a strong and sturdy metal clasp of retractable leash?

2008-09-25T03:01:00.000-07:00

The recall of Slydog retractable leash due to poor quality of metal clasp caused great discussion. It is very important to get a strong and sturdy metal clasp of retractable leash, Pugga brings some points on what is a strong and sturdy metal clasp of retractable leash!

choose a retractable leash or lead with a sturdy, heavy clasp

1) Never use one that’s rated lower than the weight of your dog or that has no size or weight rating at all. Refer to our former article on TUV test, the max loading is 3 times of the weight of purposed pet.

2) A good metal clasp has strong structure as well as strong metal - Zinc alloy. The holding ring end and the hook both must be strong enough. Due to cast moulds, a carefully designed mould guaranteed quality metal clasp. Nevertheless, the Zinc alloy must be pure to assure quality material also.

3) Be aware of the fact that most metal clasp purposed for bags use, some of them not designed specially for pets, bags just requires equivalent loading as its possible contents weight, not as strong as 75kgs for a medium size of dog.

Possible faults of the metal clasp of retractable dog leads or leashes:

Most of such metal clasp is designed for bags, which do not require strict loading, as you may know, most luggage is just about 15kgs. If you check on some bag clasp you will find it out.

1) the holding end of the metal clasp
2) the hook body
3) the linkage

Be aware of the damage it can do if it should ever break and fly back at your face. So use it with utmost care, especially if your dog is jerking at the other end.

An easy way to test the metal clasp of retractable dog leads or leashes:

Test the dog leads to a force of 500 N, which is equivalent to an average-size (20 kg) dog pulling two-and-a-half times its weight, a force that smaller, weaker people would have problems resisting. Mostly, hang yourself by hand on the handler with brake locked, pending on some place, it is much easier to find a sturdy metal clasp of retractable dog leads or leashes.

Another way is just throwing the retractable leash onto ground at height of yourself, those get no damage you could give more trust. Anyway, some stores imports retractable dog leads or leashes from outside American but required very low prices to compete with those qualified ones.

Our advice on the metal clasp of retractable dog leads or leashes

Dog responds to another dog’s barking with a pull on the lead, it is a very typical reaction. But what happened next is in no expectation. The metal clasp of the retractable dog lead snapped in half and, with its jagged edge, went flying back straight into eye, causing major damage.

We have a leash law to keep dogs on leash and using a long line is difficult (hard to reel it in, the extra slack tends to get caught around pets’ legs, hard to carry, etc) so we sometimes use the retractable leashes. Dogs were already well trained to walk on loose leash fits much better to retractable one.

Why SlyDog Retractable Leashes Recalled?

2008-09-20T05:15:00.000-07:00

Pugga opinions on the issue:

As a supplier of retractable leash, we have much to say on what's a safe retractable leash and will do better to provide a safe retractable leash for pet lovers.

The matel clasp is always a very important parts for this kind of dog leashes even it not a retractable one. Molds to manufacture the said clasp has to been very carefully prepared and the clasp has to be tested each lot or batch to make sure, that we adopted proper parts.

Another reason on this accident is the cost of zinc alloy rose too much in last two years and factory reduced the necessary weight of the alloy, it caused the faults and hurts.

Pugga find out this retractable leash very familiar with a China factory and is very willing to offer our suggestions on how to improve the quality.

The following text is quoted originally by this website.

Courtesy of Consumer Product Safety Commission

Worldwise Inc., of San Rafael, Calif., has issued a voluntary recall of about 223,000 SlyDog retractable dog leashes after receiving five reports of injuries, including facial cuts, a broken tooth, a displaced eye lens and a bruised collar bone.

Those who have a SlyDog retractable leash with a metal clasp should stop using the product immediately. The company said the metal clasp connecting the leash to a dog’s collar can bend or break while in use, causing the leash to recoil back unexpectedly.

The leash has a handle composed of a blue plastic case with a black plastic grip. It is made of a black woven strap and measures approximately one-half inch wide. The SlyDog retractable leash with a plastic clasp is not included in this recall.

The leashes were sold through Dollar General Stores nationwide from September 2007 through August 2008 for about $5.

Consumers should return the leash to Worldwise Inc. for a full refund, including shipping costs. For more information, contact Worldwise at 888-296-3907 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s website.

CIPS 2008 find pugga at booth 2072!

2008-09-12T00:07:00.000-07:00

The 12th China International Pet Show ----CIPS’08 will be held during Nov. 6-9, 2008 at Beijing Exhibition Hall, China with expected exhibiting areas of 30,000 square meters. PUGGA will attend the exhibition with all new designed retractable leash or lead and pet care products to meet your kind need.

Pugga is in Dogs and cats: food, pet chews, dog-training articles, dog houses, cat houses, pet clothes, collars, pet toys, health-care products, grooming products;

We wish you good luck at the CIPS'!

You are expected to be with us always!

The Best Mode to Promote Products and Services

The organizers will invest a lot on traders’ invitations and ads in international pet and aquarium media. Exhibitors will have excellent chances to meet Chinese and international visitors from:
■ Retailers, Wholesalers, Importers and Exporters
■ Manufacturers
■ Buyers from DIY shops, Pet gardens and Super-markets
■ Pet grooming shops
■ International ornamental fish experts

Organizers’ Promotion Mode

■ To invite target overseas buyers by e-mail
■ To inform the visitors periodically the progress of the Show
■ To advertise in Chinese and foreign professional media
■ To deliver press release about show and services through website www.cipscom.com for the convenience of professional visitors

Services Provided by CIPS’ Organizers to Exhibitors

■ To link exhibitors’ own website with www.cipscom.com
■ To offer entrance tickets to exhibitors free of charges two months before the opening of CIPS’08 for their buyers

let's enjoy this professional pet fair in Beijing as well as pugga retractable leashes!

How pugga heats the Pet Fair Asia 08?

2008-09-08T01:26:00.000-07:00

Pugga designed unique exhibiting tools for pet fair asia 2008 according to its unique retractable leash and retractable lead products.

Many company expended too much for exhibition but with low effects. we will not do that. simple and excellent!

pet fair asia entrance waiting line, trust most people in the line impressed by pugga.

Pugga pet products corp. on booth A19, take a look on our pride products retractable leash and retractable lead. the best retractable leash models from pugga heat the fair!

How pugga heats the Pet Fair Asia 08?

2008-09-08T01:23:00.000-07:00

Pugga designed unique exhibiting tools for pet fair asia 2008 according to its unique retractable leash and retractable lead products. Many company expended too much for exhibition but with low effects. we will not do that. simple and excellent!

pet fair asia entrance waiting line, trust most people impressed by pugga.

Pugga pet products corp. on booth A19, take a look on our pride products retractable leash and retractable lead.

Someone is very busy on preparing exhibition:
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The best retractable leash models heat the fair by pugga!

Pet Fair Asia-The Leading Pet Industry Trade, find pugga retractable leash at booth A19!

2008-08-28T02:46:00.000-07:00

Pet Fair Asia, the pet industry focused exhibition organized by VNU Exhibitions Asia will take place September 3-6, 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai, China. Pugga will exhibit our products there, including retractable leash, retractable lead, ball launcher, pet care products, clicker and all new designs. Remember our booth A19 and be sure to be there to have fun.

The Pet Fair Asia was divides into two parts in 2005: The "B-B" (Business to Business) Trade Fair-Pet Fair Asia Professional and "B-C" (Business to Consumer) Public Visitor Fair--- Pet Paradise Asia to meet the different requirements of exhibitors. With the rapid development and expansion of Pet Fair Asia, the size of the fair in 2007 has grown to 17000 square meters which generated the interested of more than 350 participants from the pet and aquatic industries involving over 20 countries. There were more than 20000 visitors including 7600 professional visitors from North America, Europe, and Australia in attendance at the show.

On-Site Activities

On Pet Fair Professional as well as during Pet Fair Paradise there are all kind of additional events, to mention a few:

China Dog Show winner performance

Pet Grooming Competition 

Pet Products Promotion Area

Pet Performances

"My Pet, My Show" 

Stray Animals Support 

Expert Lectures and Presentations

What's New!

In China, the consumption of pet medical products is becoming a hot topic. Statistics shows that 65% consumer will pay more attention to pet medicine, pet medical treatment facilities and pet health-care products.

let's enjoy this professional pet fair in Shanghai as well as pugga retractable leashes!

Pugga retractable leash or lead - Safety Precautions and Directions

2008-08-27T03:28:00.000-07:00

It is strongly recommended to read and follow these Warnings and Directions for Use before using your retractable leashes or leads, to avoid the risk of eye or face injury and cuts, burns, and amputations to your body or the body of another person from the cord or lead or all belt and hook of retractable leash or retractable lead.

We declare that this article adopted most ideas and listings from the Flexiusa website.
Safety Precautions and Directions shall be included in every leash package. Read the safety precautions below before using pugga leash.Failure to follow these safety precautions can result in serious injury.

INTENDED USE comments from pugga

The retractable leash or lead is for use by responsible adults only. Do not allow anyone to use this leash who has not read the Warnings and Directions for Use pamphlet. Keep out of reach of children. The leash is not a toy! To avoid the risk of injuries like cutting, burning, amputation or eye injuries to infants and children, DO NOT USE THE LEASH NEAR OR AROUND INFANTS AND CHILDREN!

This retractable leash or lead is intended to help you lead and restrain your dog. The leash user is responsible for keeping the dog under control at all times. The leash is for dogs that are controllable and well behaved.

Remember all the time the following tips:

DO NOT use this leash for disobedient or uncontrollable dogs.

DO NOT use this leash for dogs that exceed the specified weight for the leash.

DO NOT use this leash as a stationary (non hand-held) leash attached to a pole or other fixed object. You should use specially designed garden tie-out as a stationary leash.

DO NOT use this leash with any product except for the dog’s collar, which must be strong, and in good condition.

DO NOT use the leash near or around infants or children.

DO NOT attempt to operate or use more than one leash at a time.

DO NOT allow anyone to touch or come in contact with the leash cord or tape lead or all belt while in use. It can cause injuries like cutting, burning and amputations.

BEFORE USE

ALWAYS examine the leash before each use.

Stop using the leash if it becomes frayed, damaged, shows signs of being chewed, or does not function properly.

Be sure your dog’s collar is strong enough to withstand the tension of the leash and a sudden stopping of the leash.

Be sure to have your dog under control before attaching the leash.

Securely fasten the leash's hook to your dog's collar and to the leash safety loop before each use.

Wear gloves when using the leash to reduce the risk of hand or finger cuts, burns or amputations from the cord or lead or all belt.

Wear long pants to reduce the risk of leg burns and cuts from the cord or lead or all belt .

PROPER USE

Hold leash by the handle not the cord or lead or all belt.

Never allow the cord or lead or all belt to become wrapped around fingers. The cord or lead or all belt can cut or amputate a finger.

Never allow the cord or lead or all belt to become wrapped around hands, arms, legs or any other body part. The cord or lead or all belt can cut or burn you or another person.

To reduce the risk of injury from being pulled to the ground by your dog, always make sure you have firm and secure footing and you watch closely your dog’s behavior and activities while using the leash. If your dog starts running, immediately press the brake button and prepare yourself for a jolt.

If the cord or lead or all belt becomes wrapped around you or someone else, drop the leash and allow it to unwrap.

Keep the cord or lead or all belt from wrapping around the dog’s neck and other body parts.
Always hold the leash with your arm down and extended away from your body. Never hold the leash near your head. The cord or lead or all belt can retract rapidly and the hook can cause eye and face injury.

If the leash separates from the collar and safety loop during use, immediately apply brake and turn your face away.

When near other persons or animals, shorten your leash cord or lead or all belt and control your dog at your side. Never use the leash near or around infants and children.

If you lose control of your dog, immediately drop the leash.

Do not allow the leash cord or lead or all belt to be chewed or rubbed against trees, edges or other sharp or rough surfaces.

Before detaching the leash be sure your dog is under control and the leash cord or lead or all belt is fully retracted. If not fully retracted, the leash cord or lead or all belt can retract rapidly and the hook (8) can cause eye and face injury.

To avoid the risk of injuries like cutting, burning and amputations to infants and children, do not use the leash near or while operating an infant or child stroller, toy wagon or any other device used to transport infants and children. The leash cord or lead or all belt and the leash hook can cause serious eye, face, neck, and head injuries. Serious cutting, burning and amputation injuries can occur if the leash cord or lead or all belt or leash hook come in contact with an infant or child.

REPAIR

Do not attempt to repair the leash.

Do not open the leash housing. The leash housing contains a pre-wound spring that can cause injury if opened. Opening the housing will void the limited warranty.

TO ATTACH LEASH: Be sure to have your dog under control before attempting to attach the leash. With the cord or lead or all belt fully retracted into the leash housing, put the safety loop around the dog's neck near your dog's collar. Attach both rings of the safety loop and the ring of the dog's collar to the hook on the leash.

TO OPERATE: Hold the leash by the handle not the cord or lead or all belt. The leash cord or lead or all belt will run in and out freely without agging.

TO STOP LEASH: Press the brake button down firmly with your thumb.

TO RELEASE THE BRAKE LOCK: Press the brake button with your thumb, using your thumb draw back the lock, then slowly release the brake button.

TO WALK TO HEEL: Fully retract leash cord or lead or all belt and lock the brake.

TO BRING YOU DOG NEARER: Extend your arm foreward and press the brake button using your thumb to prevent the dog from further extending the leash cord or lead or all belt with the brake button depressed, step towards your dog and at the same time bring your arm towards your side. Release the brake button and repeat the movement as necessary.

TO DETACH LEASH: Before attempting to detach leash, be sure your dog is under control, the leash cord or lead or all belt is fully retracted, and the brake button is locked.

WET cord or lead or all belt: If the leash cord or lead or all belt gets wet, pull it out of the leash housing as far as it will go; lock the brake and leave it to dry overnight. After the leash cord or lead or all belt is dry, carefully and slowly retract the leash cord or lead or all belt into the leash housing by pushing and releasing the brake button and allowing the leash cord or lead or all belt to retract in short intervals. This will prevent the leash cord or lead or all belt from retracting rapidly and the hook from possibly hitting you causing eye or face injury.

The pugga retractable dog leash is for use by responsible adults onlyNEVER use this leash near or around infants and children.