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Wylie's Mom · 02-12-2015, 07:29 AM

I am totally loving Found My Animal rope leashes - they're so cool! I don't own one, bc I can't quite justify spending the $$...but I just think they're so flippin' cool looking.

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Cha Cha · 02-12-2015, 07:33 AM

Ann those are very very cool. Are they cotton? They remind me of the cotton lead ropes I used to make when I had horses.

ritapatt · 02-12-2015, 04:14 PM

Thanks for this post! My son and I had a great time making a leash for Abby and Ziva. We have to get some bolt snaps to finish the coupler part tomorrow.

Verbena · 02-12-2015, 07:26 PM

They are nice. Love the ombré. . . But a little $$

Britster · 02-12-2015, 09:22 PM

Ohhh very nice!! Dang it, you just HAD to post this, you should know I have a leash/collar addiction. LoL... very nice but I'm actually pretty happy w/ our leather leads, which I have paid $40++ for. I have a Mendota rope lead that looks similar to these and it was a lot cheaper and it's incredibly soft and held up very well. Super thin and lightweight.

Wylie's Mom · 02-13-2015, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cha Cha

Ann those are very very cool. Are they cotton? They remind me of the cotton lead ropes I used to make when I had horses.

Good question....their description doesn't say, but I'm kind of assuming they're cotton...? Yes, they are similar to horse leads - you could probably make one like this, then DIY the ombre! Ooo!

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Originally Posted by Britster

Ohhh very nice!! Dang it, you just HAD to post this, you should know I have a leash/collar addiction. LoL... very nice but I'm actually pretty happy w/ our leather leads, which I have paid $40++ for. I have a Mendota rope lead that looks similar to these and it was a lot cheaper and it's incredibly soft and held up very well. Super thin and lightweight.

Heeeeeeeeee! I absolutely just *knew* you'd love these, Brit

! They really are cool.

Verbena · 02-14-2015, 04:43 AM

Oh DYI. . . . . Can you show us how to do it ? . . I would love to make one

ritapatt · 02-14-2015, 06:54 AM

We bought 10' of 1/4" cotton rope, a 1" welded ring and 2 snap locks - we are making a leash with a coupler for 2 dogs-. Just a regular leash would be a shorter length of rope and 1 snap.
We used animatedknot.com to get the backsplice and chain splice instructions. We then used the sailmaker lashing to cover the fraying ends of the cotton rope. I am going to try some with marine and climbers rope next...

Wylie's Mom · 02-14-2015, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ritapatt

We bought 10' of 1/4" cotton rope, a 1" welded ring and 2 snap locks - we are making a leash with a coupler for 2 dogs-. Just a regular leash would be a shorter length of rope and 1 snap.
We used animatedknot.com to get the backsplice and chain splice instructions. We then used the sailmaker lashing to cover the fraying ends of the cotton rope. I am going to try some with marine and climbers rope next...

Sounds really cool -- how much did it cost you to make it, if you don't mind my asking...?

Would love to see a picture of it!!

ritapatt · 02-14-2015, 07:38 AM

The 10' rope was $2.10 the welded ring was $1 and the snap locks (not brass) $2.29 each- so around $8 for the 2- dog coupled leash. A regular leash would be under $4. It would be cheaper if you made a lot of them and bought in bulk.
We haven't gotten to the dye (pink of course) but I think my dd has some around.

02-12-2015, 07:33 AM	#2
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	Ann those are very very cool. Are they cotton? They remind me of the cotton lead ropes I used to make when I had horses. __________________ Shelly and the girls Moka Mylee

02-12-2015, 07:26 PM	#4
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	They are nice. Love the ombré. . . But a little $$ __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

02-12-2015, 09:22 PM	#5
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Ohhh very nice!! Dang it, you just HAD to post this, you should know I have a leash/collar addiction. LoL... very nice but I'm actually pretty happy w/ our leather leads, which I have paid $40++ for. I have a Mendota rope lead that looks similar to these and it was a lot cheaper and it's incredibly soft and held up very well. Super thin and lightweight. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

02-14-2015, 04:43 AM	#7
Verbena Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: with my flying monkeys Posts: 15,620 Blog Entries: 7	Oh DYI. . . . . Can you show us how to do it ? . . I would love to make one __________________ Teri . . . Galen Jameson Frazier Seraphina Luna Rosencrantz, Saber Tooth Tiger, Pussy Willow Pandora Guildenstern

02-12-2015, 04:14 PM	#3
ritapatt YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL Posts: 1,400	Thanks for this post! My son and I had a great time making a leash for Abby and Ziva. We have to get some bolt snaps to finish the coupler part tomorrow.

02-14-2015, 06:54 AM	#8
ritapatt YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL Posts: 1,400	We bought 10' of 1/4" cotton rope, a 1" welded ring and 2 snap locks - we are making a leash with a coupler for 2 dogs-. Just a regular leash would be a shorter length of rope and 1 snap. We used animatedknot.com to get the backsplice and chain splice instructions. We then used the sailmaker lashing to cover the fraying ends of the cotton rope. I am going to try some with marine and climbers rope next...

02-14-2015, 07:38 AM	#10
ritapatt YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL Posts: 1,400	The 10' rope was $2.10 the welded ring was $1 and the snap locks (not brass) $2.29 each- so around $8 for the 2- dog coupled leash. A regular leash would be under $4. It would be cheaper if you made a lot of them and bought in bulk. We haven't gotten to the dye (pink of course) but I think my dd has some around.