Ancol Viva Padded Lead Red 1m x 19mm

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

The 19mm width is the stronger of the two 1m leads Ancol make in this range, rated for dogs up to 50kg where the 12mm is rated to 20kg. Buy on that figure and the rest follows. What most people then neglect is that a lead is the muddiest thing they own and the only one they never wash — it goes back on a hook still damp, week after week.

Ancol's own instruction is straightforward: machine wash at 30°C, no bleach, no tumble drying, no direct heat, and air dry completely before use. The heat rules are the ones that matter. A radiator or a tumble dryer hardens poly-weave webbing and shrinks the neoprene on the handle, and once the handle has gone stiff and crinkled the padding has stopped doing its job. A wash bag and a warm room is all it takes.

Performance & Benefits

• 19mm width, which Ancol rate for dogs up to 50kg.
• Machine washable at 30°C — the whole lead, handle included.
• Cushioned neoprene padded handle for a firm grip on a strong dog.
• Satin-finish snap hook.
• 1m length for close control.
• Plastic-free, widely recyclable packaging.

Suitable For

• Dogs from around 20kg to 50kg.
• Dogs that pull, and walks that leave the lead filthy.
• Muddy winter and coastal walking where a lead needs washing rather than wiping.
• Households that would rather wash a lead than replace it.
• A well-mannered dog under 20kg is better on the Ancol Viva Padded Lead Red 1m x 12mm, which is lighter in the hand.

How to Use

• Clip on, and check the gate has closed against the ring.
• Padded handle over the wrist, hand on the webbing below.
• Rinse in fresh water after sea or estuary walks before the salt dries in.
• Machine wash at 30°C maximum, in a wash bag so the hook does not batter the drum. No bleach.
• Do not tumble dry and do not put it on a radiator. Air dry completely before use.

Specification

• 1m (100cm) long, 19mm (1.9cm) wide. Red.
• Ancol's weight guidance: 12mm to 20kg, 19mm to 50kg, 25mm to 75kg.
• Poly-weave webbing, cushioned neoprene padded handle, satin-finish snap hook.
• Ancol product code 135920.
• Ancol's published care: machine wash at 30°C, avoid bleach, tumble drying and direct heat, air dry completely before use.
• Ancol publish no fibre composition and no breaking strain for this lead, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• Never tumble dry the lead or dry it on a radiator — heat hardens the webbing and ruins the neoprene handle.
• No bleach, including stain removers containing it.
• Check the snap hook and the stitching behind it before each walk.
• Not a tie-out or tether, and not a chew toy.