Quote Originally Posted by .sarah
There was a lady in the newspaper not to long ago who, because of her retractable leash, had to have 2 fingers amputated.
In my experience, the cheaper retractables are the ones that can amputate. They are the ones that use a string like material. The more expensive ones actually have a nylon, leash like line. I guess anything being reeled in a high speed can cause injury, however.