The first time you walk your dog with a leash around your waist instead of wrapped around your fist, the whole thing feels different. Your hands are free for a coffee, a phone, poo bags, a toddler, or nothing at all. Most people who switch never really go back.

The leash goes around your waist or across your shoulder and stays there. Adjust it once to suit you and it stays where you set it. Clips at both ends mean you can shorten it for busy pavements, let it out on a quiet path, or unclip it from yourself and use it as an ordinary leash when that suits the situation better.

The coated webbing is the part people notice after a few weeks. It does not soak up water, so a rainy walk or a muddy field is not a problem. It does not go stiff as it dries and it does not start smelling like a wet dog. When it gets grubby you rinse it under the tap or wipe it down and it looks like new again. No fraying edges, no rope that turns rough in your hands.

It has enough give to take the shock when your dog spots a squirrel, but not so much that you lose control. Good for running, hiking, long walks and everyday training, and it stays flexible in cold weather rather than turning into a board.

Hardware is solid and made to be used every day. This is a leash you buy once rather than replace every season.