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US 2025/0048995 A1Published application
Leash Training Device
AssigneeSafety Queen, Inc.
InventorRachel T. Harris
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Abstract
A leash-training device is disclosed, wherein the leash training device hangs on a leash while an animal is walking on the leash, and drags on the ground when the animal walks with the right amount of leash slack. The dragging on the ground makes noise, which provides audible feedback to the animal that it is maintaining the proper amount of slack on the leash. This enables leash training to take place without hurting the animal.
Claims17
A system for leash training a dog, comprising:
- a leash comprising a collar end and a handle end;
- a loop that can slide freely on the leash between the collar end and the handle end;
- a suspended attachment hanging from the loop, wherein the suspended attachment is shorter than the vertical distance between the collar end and the ground when the system is in use;
- wherein the suspended attachment is of such a length that it drags on the ground when a dog is walking at an appropriate distance from a human holding the leash;
- wherein the suspended attachment lifts up off the ground when the leash is pulled taut.
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A method of leash training an animal, comprising:
- attaching a leash to the animal's collar;
- attaching a loop to the leash in such a way that the loop can slide freely on the leash;
- attaching a suspended attachment to the loop, wherein the suspended attachment is configured to drag on the ground when the animal is walking at a correct distance from a person holding the leash;
- walking with the animal for as long as the suspended attachment is dragging on the ground;
- if the suspended attachment is lifted off the ground, stopping the walk until the animal moves closer to the person holding the leash;
- if the suspended attachment is dragging on the ground again, resuming the walk.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.