Belts and dog leads decided by the hardware.

Dog leashes

Leather Dog Leashes

Genuine leather leads with stitched edges and metal hardware. Heavier in the hand than nylon, quieter, and they soften with use instead of fraying.

The heavy end

One piece of hide, no splice

Spliced straps fail at the join. This one is cut whole from Italian full grain and then braided by hand at both ends, which is why it weighs what it weighs. GEIT rates the frog clip on it to 700 lb of pull.

How to wash webbing and leather

Fair warning

It is the only thing here you have to look after

Damp cloth, air dry, away from the radiator. Leather that gets soaked and then force-dried goes stiff and cracks along the fold, and no amount of conditioner brings that back.

Nylon instead, if that sounds like work

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5 variants, 1 model, 3 colours, $18.99 to $24.99.

Cheapest way in Genuine Leather Dog Leash - Black, 1/2" x 4 ft Genuine Leather Dog Leash 4 ft, 1/2" in black $18.99 Top of the section Genuine Leather Dog Leash - Black, 3/4" x 6 ft Genuine Leather Dog Leash Black · 6 ft, 3/4", top of the price ladder here $24.99

What is in this section

Genuine Leather Dog Leash

Cut from a single piece of Italian full grain leather with no splice down the middle, then braided by hand at the handle and at the clip. GEIT sells it as a training leash and rates the frog clip to 700 lb of pull. It is the heaviest thing in this catalogue and the only one that will need looking after.

The only thing in this catalogue that will still be worth owning in ten years, and the only one that asks anything of you in return.

5 variants · 4.4 / 5 from 191 ratings · from $18.99

How to pick a size

Worth the money if

  • You are handling a shepherd, mastiff or retriever that leans into the lead.
  • You want something that softens with use rather than fraying.
  • You do training work and a wider strap in the hand actually helps.

Skip it if

  • Your walks are wet and muddy more often than not.
  • You want to throw the lead in the wash and forget about it.

Rope leashes that wash