What's a Traffic Lead?
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A traffic lead is a short dog leash - often very short - at under a foot in length. Traffic leads are designed to be worn by medium to large sized dogs that have already been trained to walk on a regular leash. Traffic leashes aren't a very popular tool (it's unlikely your local Petco stocks them in stores) but they can be very useful when training, especially when teaching your dog how to heal
As the name implies, traffic leads are particularly helpful when visiting heavily-trafficked places, like busy shopping malls, schools, and stores with your dog. But they can be useful in any situation that demands a short leash. Using a traffic lead in busy areas is convenient, because you wont have a bunch of extra leash to hold onto when you know you wont be letting your dog go that far.