Ancol Viva Padded Lead Blue 1m x 19mm

Ancol Viva Padded Lead – Blue, 1m x 19mm

One metre is short, and on a 19mm lead rated by Ancol for dogs up to 50kg that shortness is the point. It is the length you want where a dog must stay beside your leg and nowhere else: crossing a road, threading through a market, sitting in a vet's waiting room with a cat basket two feet away, or working heel position in a class. There is no slack for a dog to build speed in, which is exactly why it works.

The trade is real, though. On open ground a metre is frustrating for both of you, and because there is so little lead to absorb a lunge the shock goes straight into your shoulder rather than being taken up by webbing. That is the argument for the 19mm width over the 12mm on any dog with weight behind it — more strap in the hand means the jolt is spread rather than concentrated.

Performance & Benefits

• 1m length, for genuine close control rather than general roaming.
• 19mm width, which Ancol rate for dogs up to 50kg.
• Cushioned neoprene padded handle — useful precisely because a short lead transmits everything.
• Satin-finish snap hook.
• Weatherproof poly-weave webbing, machine washable at 30°C.
• Plastic-free, widely recyclable packaging.

Suitable For

• Roadside and town walking, vet and groomer visits, public transport.
• Heelwork and training where a fixed short length is an advantage.
• Dogs up to 50kg on Ancol's guidance for this width.
• Handlers who want the dog beside them by default rather than by correction.
• Not the lead for fields, beaches or open ground — a longer lead or a long line suits those. A light, steady dog under 20kg is better on the Ancol Viva Padded Lead Blue 1m x 12mm.

How to Use

• Clip on and check the gate has closed against the ring.
• Padded handle over the wrist, hand closed on the webbing below it.
• Keep a small curve of slack — with only a metre, a taut lead has nothing left to give.
• Take the shock with a bent elbow rather than a locked arm.
• Machine wash at 30°C, no bleach, no tumble drying, no direct heat. Air dry fully.

Specification

• 1m (100cm) long, 19mm (1.9cm) wide. Blue.
• Ancol's weight guidance: 12mm to 20kg, 19mm to 50kg, 25mm to 75kg. Ancol also make 180cm x 25mm if length is what you need.
• Poly-weave webbing, cushioned neoprene padded handle, satin-finish snap hook.
• Ancol product code 135970.
• Ancol publish no fibre composition and no breaking strain or trigger strength for this lead, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• A short lead puts more shock through the hook than a long one. Check the gate and the stitching behind it before every walk.
• Never use it as a tie-out or tether.
• Not a chew toy.
• No tumble drying and no radiator drying — heat hardens the webbing and the neoprene.