Imagine a stylish belt that does double duty as your dog’s leash: that’s the concept behind the Teaching Lead, which lets you walk Spot with hands-free convenience. This leash is equally handy outdoors as in, where it can actually take the place of a crate when you’re home, to encourage good canine behavior throughout the day. The patented invention of dog trainer and best-selling author Sarah Hodgson, the Teaching Lead is extremely useful when you’re training a puppy. During a dog’s puppyhood, building a strong bond between you is critical, and the Teaching Lead promotes that closeness by joining you two together at the hip - literally as well as figuratively. Because not everything can be one-size-fits-all, the Teaching Lead Extension enables bigger, taller people to customize the product’s length for maximum training benefit.