Retractable/extendable leashes are not your (or your dog’s) friend. There are myriad reasons to use a “flat lead,” a standard 6-foot dog leash typically made of nylon, leather or rope, over a retractable leash, which is dangerous to humans and dogs—and illegal to use in Orange County.
伸縮牽引繩的危險
The length of retractable leashes, some of which can extend up to 26 feet, allows dogs to get far enough away from their humans that a situation can quickly turn dangerous. A dog on a retractable leash is often able to run into the middle of the street, for example, or make uninvited contact with other dogs or people. It’s much easier to regain control of—or protect—a dog at the end of a 6-foot standard flat leash than it is if he’s 20 or so feet away.
如果遛狗者被伸縮牽引繩纏住，或試圖抓住牽引繩試圖拉住愛犬，都可能導致燒傷、割傷甚至更嚴重的後果。許多人被一隻已經到達牽引繩末端並繼續向前的狗狗拽倒，導致瘀傷、擦傷和骨折。狗狗在掙脫牽引繩時，脖子也會受到突然的猛拉，從而遭受嚴重的傷害，包括頸部傷口、氣管撕裂和脊椎損傷。
Only 6-Foot Leashes Are Legal
In the Code of Ordinances City of Laguna Woods, Sec. 5.14.010, “Leash required; restraint of dogs,” states: “No person owning or having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog shall cause or allow, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such dog to be upon any highway, street, alley or any other public property unless such dog be restrained by a substantial chain, or leash not exceeding six feet in length, and is under the charge of a person competent to exercise care, custody and control over such dog, unless the owner or operator of such public property grants written permission for such dog to be on such property without such chain or leash.”
Orange County Codified Ordinance OCCO 4-1-45, “Restraint of dogs,” states: “‘No person owning or having charge, care, custody, or control of any dog shall cause or permit, either willfully or through failure to exercise due care or control, any such dog to be upon any public property unless such dog be restrained by a substantial chain, or leash not exceeding six (6) feet in length, and is under the charge of a person competent to exercise care, custody, and control over such dog.’ You must keep your dog leashed anytime your dog is off your property. Your dog must be on a leash no longer then six (6) feet in length and in the care of a competent adult. There are designated ‘dog parks’ throughout Orange County that lawfully allow the absence of a leash.”
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