Comments on: The Wacky Walk’r Dog Leash is a Serious Tool

By: Dylan Watkins

Dylan Watkins — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:16:21 +0000

Nahh – not after a couple of minutes it looks terrible.
Really bad design.

A colleague of mine had bought one from the same vet and she has noticed that it has started to split.

By: RobertFure

RobertFure — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:06:49 +0000

Hey Dylan,

Any leash is going to break if the dog gets a hold of it and chews on it, unless you’re using a chain. Remington actually did the same thing a few months after we got the wacky walkr and chewed through the lead – but I came up with a very simple and cheap solution.

Go to PetSmart or PetCo or wherever and buy a clasping dog collar. I found an extra long (for very large dogs) and double woven one on clearance for $4.99. Remove the old, chewed lead, you may have to cut through the stitched area. Now you should have the handle and rubber as one piece and the clip as the other. Slip the dog collar through the loops of both the clip and the rubber lead and clasp it shut.

You’re pretty much done at that point. You’ve replaced the old chewed lead with the dog collar loop. I used a zip tie to tidy it up and keep it secure.

The last part of this fix is just to try to keep the dog from chewing on it. The double stitched dog collar is at least twice as thick as the part it replaced, so it can absorb more damage.

Hope this helps and brings your wacky walkr back to life to save your investment.
RobertFure´s last blog ..Linkszomania for March 3, 2010

By: Dylan Watkins

Dylan Watkins — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:49:47 +0000

I don’t agree. Whilst I think this product has some good things going for it (length, rubber pull back etc) having the ends made from nylon just doesn’t work. My dog – a pup – sometimes manages to get the lead in her mouth and has chewed it (we have had it for three days). Already the nylon has ‘broke’ – it is just not suitable (even on the wackywalkr website it states the lead deters chewing: NOT TRUE).

THEY SHOULD OF USED A STRONGER MATERIAL SUCH AS CANVAS. Nylon is cheap and susceptible to chewing.

By: Lela T

Lela T — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:21:01 +0000

I have been using the wacky walker leash since I discovered it at a shop in Atlanta GA. I got it because my back hurt in the past. This took considerable strain off. I swear by it and have been using the product for over 2 years..

By: hedy

hedy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:02:50 +0000

i have 9 dogs and love to walk 3 or 4 at a time..
this just might be the very best product to let me do this..
thanks for your review..
better coming from you than the website selling them…

By: Sue Donnelly

Sue Donnelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:55:26 +0000

Hi, I just wanted to thank you for sharing your quick wit and humor about this leash, as well as the beautiful pic of Remington. I thoroughly enjoyed the read!

By: Gina Biete

Gina Biete — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:59:44 +0000

I seen this wacky walker leash at the woofstock on sunday at the dog festival here in toronto,canada held on 2009 of June 13th and June 14th and I asked the guy if they sell correction collar he said you can use correction leash and I was surprise that they made a correction leash. wow!!! so, I bought one and try it. this wacky walker is better to use than than the correction collar. I am looking forward for the upcoming rubberize collar that will be making soon. I hope to see this wacky walker again at the festival on Nov.27th and nov.28th next year. I am planning to buy another leash and I need the longer one. I have no hardtime walking my dog anymore. I usually use the training leash but I believe this wacky walker leash is easy to use for the dog hat needs to train walking at the sidewalks. this is a good idea that they think about. great job…it is worthed the money that I spend for the cheaper leash.

By: Rista

Rista — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:11:26 +0000

Great article and the leash sounds like a great alternative to the regular ones.