From the creator of Landshark Leashes, Chelsea Bilsbarrow.
The Idea of making leashes was in large part thanks to my very first foster Reily, who was particularly skilled at chewing through her leash. After the fourth murdered leash I decided there must be a better way of doing things and I started saving the clips from any leashes that where not salvageable with the intention of making a stronger more durable leash. As often happens, life got in the way of the idea and the various scraps of climbing rope and the salvaged clips got put into a box and forgotten until late in 2013 when I fell rock climbing and sprained my ankle quite badly. With 10 days off work and not much else to occupy my time I revisited the idea and made a few samples which where given out to some friends with big rambunctious dogs for testing. As it turned out my testers loved them and started producing on a larger scale with clips ordered from the states. 

To my delight I quickly ran out of scrap climbing rope and started to look around for other people who might have rope that was ready to retire. 

Climbing rope will withstand 7 Kilo newtons of force when new...think a SUV hanging from a crane, but after repeated falls or just general use that number can come down to a mere 2KN (more like a smart car) which is still ridiculously strong but not necessaryly strong enough to trust your life to when falling could be the end of you. Because of this climbing ropes are retired when they are still in great shape overall and this is what I turn into dog leashes. 

To ensure that the strength of the rope translates into a strong leash I first sew all joints with sailing thread, then I whip over the joint (nautical term) with a high breakpoint nylon twine, lastly I finish off the process with an adhesive heat wrap for extra strength and durability. The result is a strong, comfortable to hold,stylish, ECO friendly leash.

The last thing that needed to be done before I released the leash was to decide how to give back to the animal rescue community . In the end I decided on 10% of each sale would be donated each month to a local rescue (which will change from time to time for fairness) I also offered a free leash to any reputable rescue group that requested one. Lastly I keep all " seconds" to give out to rescue groups or individuals in need.

 

You can check out all the products we offer and the current rope selections at http://landsharkleash.webs.com or in store at Your Pet Pals on Admirals rd.