Ancol Viva Padded Dog Lead Blue 1m x 12mm

Ancol Viva Padded Lead – Blue, 1m x 12mm

The 12mm width is Ancol's lighter option and they rate it for dogs up to 20kg. Since that is a lead most people will replace at some point, it is worth knowing what actually wears out, because it is almost never the middle of the webbing. Two things go first: the snap hook, whose spring gets weak and whose gate stops seating properly, and the stitching immediately behind it, which flexes every time the dog changes direction.

The habit that follows is a five-second one. Before you clip on, press the gate open and let it snap back — if it is slow or gritty, the lead is nearing the end. Then look at the bar tack behind the hook for loose threads. Those two checks catch nearly every lead failure before it happens, and on a 1m lead used for kerbside work that is not an academic concern.

Performance & Benefits

• 12mm width, rated by Ancol for dogs up to 20kg.
• Satin-finish snap hook with a sprung gate that is easy to inspect.
• Cushioned neoprene padded handle.
• 1m length for close control.
• Weatherproof poly-weave webbing, washable at 30°C.
• Widely recyclable, plastic-free packaging.

Suitable For

• Dogs up to 20kg on Ancol's own width guidance.
• Owners who check kit rather than replace it on a schedule.
• Pavement, town and kerbside walking.
• A spare lead kept in a coat pocket or the car.
• Dogs over 20kg, or dogs that lunge hard enough to be working the hook loose, want the Ancol Viva Padded Lead Blue 1m x 19mm, which Ancol rate to 50kg.

How to Use

• Test the gate before clipping on — it should snap back cleanly and sit flush.
• Clip to the collar loop or harness ring and check it has seated.
• Handle over the wrist, hand on the webbing below it.
• Machine wash at 30°C, no bleach, no tumble drying, no direct heat. Air dry fully.
• A rinse in fresh water after a beach walk keeps salt out of the hook spring.

Specification

• 1m (100cm) long, 12mm (1.2cm) wide. Blue.
• Poly-weave webbing, cushioned neoprene padded handle, satin-finish snap hook.
• Ancol product code 135770.
• Ancol's weight guidance: 12mm to 20kg, 19mm to 50kg, 25mm to 75kg.
• Ancol publish no fibre composition, no breaking strain and no trigger strength for this lead, so none is stated here — which is another reason to inspect the hook rather than trust a figure.

Care & Caution

• Replace the lead if the hook gate is slow, gritty or no longer seats flush — the hook is not serviceable.
• Watch the bar tack behind the hook for loose or broken threads.
• Not a tie-out or tether at any width.
• Not a chew toy. No tumble drying and no radiator drying.