Locking leash and collar system

A locking system for pets, the locking system comprising:

• an elongate leash with a pet-curing region and a handle region adapted to be held by a user,
• a pet collar with a locking region adapted to engage the pct-securing region of the elongate leash, and
• a lock assembly having a locked and an unlocked configuration, wherein the lock assembly is adapted to secure the pet-securing region of the elongate leash to the locking region of the pet collar when the locking assembly is in the locked configuration, and further adapted to release the pet-securing region of the elongate leash from the locking region of the pet collar when tie locking assembly is in tie unlocked configuration, wherein the collar is adapted to be used independent of the leash when the pet-securing region of the leash is not secured to the collar by the lock assembly, and wherein the lock assembly is further adapted to selectively secure the pet collar around the pet independently of the leash.

A locking system for pets, the system comprising:

• a leash including a pet-securing region and an end region including a coupling structure adapted to be releasably coupled to a pet collar;
• and
• means for locking together spaced-apart portions of the pet-securing region to define a closed perimeter sized to extend around a selected portion of a pet.