The GunDog Affair Hands-free Leash, Braided, 15 mm

The soft and supple oiled leather is made of cowhides deriving mainly from Southern Germany and Southern France; vegetable or combination tanning is the first choice when it comes to dog collars and leashes. The manufacture of the brass fittings, as well as the complete processing of the leather for this durable and beautiful cross-body leash, takes place exclusively in Germany.For the oiled leather used, robust cowhide is fatliquored. This means that the high-quality oil used for this process is not simply applied superficially, but is worked deep into the leather. The soft layer, which gets its character from the oils, creates a patina in the leather. However, this effect is desired and gives the leather an individual surface when used. Fatliquoring makes the leather soft and supple, but of course it has the disadvantage that it can still stretch a little with use. In contrast it is impervious to moisture, has no hard edges, is more flexible than leather and is extremely resilient (tensile force).Dog collars and leashes made of oiled leather have proven themselves over the years in dog sports and for service dogs.