[NAGDU] hands free leashes

[Danielle Sykora]

I have a hands free leash made by On the Go. There are actually two different options. One is essentially a long leash with a traditional clip on one end, and an adjustable loop on the other. you can put this loop around your shoulder, around your waist, or across your body like a purse. The second leash is a belt that goes around your waist with a ring on it. You can use a leash with a clip on both ends, clipping one leash to the collar and one to to the belt. It comes with a double ended leash like this. You can however use your typical guide leash as usual. if you wear the belt or keep it with you, you can easily make a long leash and clip one end two the belt whenever you want to go hands free. If you no longer want to use it hands free, you can simply unclip the leash from the belt, and make a short leash again. I have both of these leashes, but I much prefer the second option personally. 
Danielle

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> On Jan 24, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Gretchen Brown via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, I am a student who will be interning in a healthcare setting
> soon. I was wondering if any of you had ideas for hands free leashes.
> I will sometimes need both hands for certain tasks, such as
> transfering a patient. I realize that I could put my dog on tiedown,
> but I don't want to risk someone uncliping her. Someone might assume
> she is a therapy dog, and unclip her without me knowing. I still want
> her to be attached to me in some way, as she is a curious dog, I have
> only had her for about 6 months. I have worked with her on stay, and
> she does decent with this, but struggles when she is in distracting
> invironments. Plus, there is the fact that if she doesn't stay, since
> I would not be holding the leash, I would not be able to give her a
> correction unless I caught her. I know they make hands free leashes,
> but I need something that can still be used in conjuncion with her
> working leash, as I might not always have the time to change leashes.
> Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Gretchen Brown
> 
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