FLEXI Extreme Tape Retractable Dog Leash for Large Dogs Upto 121 lbs. – 26 ft., Orange/Black |Tangle Free Pet Walking Leash with One-Handed Brake, Pause, Lock |German Quality Product

best retractable leash period!
i have many retractables, this Flexi is by far the best in all areas, the retractor ALWAYS works, the lock always works, the materials and manufacture are top notch. 1 small/BIG problem, is my basset sometimes gets in his mind to go off and chase a bunny, or a squirrel, the leash is strong, but! if you grasp it to try to hold your dog from running the length of the leash (mine is 26′ ) the edged on the leash is like a thick piece of paper, but you do get a much more painful peper cut/ leash cut

Strong and Easy to Operate
This leash has been reliable, strong and easy to operate. Unfortunately, I have a lab-mix puppy and she requires a shorter trainer leash for the time being. It let’s your dog trot and run, if you are up to it. Well made too.

Longest Leash I could find
We had the older flexi giant 26′ for our 9 pound chavocho. After 2 years it was starting to get worn down, so we upgraded to Flexi Extreme L, 26′. We also separately purchased the FLEXI Multi Box, and FLEXI LED Lighting System, to go with it.With the leash spindle now fully enclosed, I don’t have to worry about a drop damaging the spindle. Or a hanging bad dispenser or bag, scratching against the spindle, like I would with the older flexi giant.With flexi giant, the leash would occasionally jam, so far that hasn’t been an issue with jam on the improved design of the Flexi Extreme.The black ‘protective belt’ at the start of the leash does a great job of hiding dirt. Long as you don’t touch the bright orange portion of the leash. It should look new much longer than other designs that don’t include the protective belt.The break, and lock on the flexi extreme are about the same as the old design in function. It’s a hard complete stop. It doesn’t grind as much as the older flexi giant. But when locked, every time the leash is fully extended against the lock, you will hear a clunk of plastic, against plastic. It’s not really noticeable during normal stop use, but if you have it locked at a short length for an extended period of time, and your dog is constantly pulling, the constant clunks can be noticeable.The redesigned handle, and button placement is very ergonomic. I find it very comfortable to hold, and use. But the lock is further away, which can be hard to reach for people with smaller thumbs.I was worth adding the FLEXI Multi Box to the Flexi Extreme. It just slides on, and locks into place. It hasn’t fallen off, or anything. It’s been a great bag holder. And it doesn’t rattle around like an a Velcro on bag holder. I didn’t realize from the pictures, but there is a door on both side of the ‘Multi Box’, so it’s ambitious. There is also a small rubber peace at the bottom of the ‘Multi Box’ you can remove. When the rubber is removed, the exposed hole makes it easy to pull bags. So far, I haven’t had an issue any brand of bags. We used about 7 bands of doggy bags with it without issue.So the FLEXI LED includes 1 Velcro sticker to attach to your leash. And the LED just attached to the sticker by Velcro sticker. The light is about as brighter then my iphone. But because it’s on the leash, it’s much easier to use. Allowing me to keep one hand free. Making it easier to do pup duty, or just see what’s going on around me at night time walks. I get about 7 hours of use off a single charge. It’s charged via USB. But you do need a usb c cable, and charger to charge it. The device includes a small rubber plug you can use to cover the USB hole on the device. But it’s hard to get in, and out due to the peace of rubber that hold the plug to the device. The rubber plug ended up breaking off after the 4th charge. So far that hasn’t been an issue, but we haven’t had to deal with any rain, or sprinklers.All in all, I would say it’s a great improvement over the old design. At some point I hope they consider offering it in some bright neon colors. It would also be great if they offered it in a longer length, like 30′. If they added a small peace of soft rubber, maybe they could get rid of the clunk when the leash is locked, and the dog is pulling. It would also be useful if there was an attachment ring on the base. So you could easily clip it onto a bag, backpack, purse, belt, sling, extra, or clip the leash back onto itself and wear it like a purse.

Exactly what I needed
I have a 1-year-old 42 lb Aussie, who is well leash trained and normally walks off-leash as we live in the country. We had to go to an urban area for the holidays and got this to give her a little bit of freedom but still have her on a leash.Pros: loved the webbing and length, the adjustable handle was a nice plus as I have small hands. Lock worked great!Cons: if you dog pulls it is so hard to gain control of them with this. We had a few encounters where another dog scared her and she pulled me all the way home – all were so hard I started bringing her normal lead to change out when it happened.