The Benny Chronicles
This Is the Only Leash My Dog Can’t Break
If you have a dog whose strength tests your own, the Lasso brand rope leashes made in Puerto Rico are a surefire solution
Benny has grown into a big, big boy. He might be nine or ten months old at this point, but what’s not of question is his strength. This 60-pound Boxer-Beagle mix can drag me as I sit in a chair and we play tug with a toy. He will sit on the street corner if he does not wish to go in the direction I am trying to walk (usually, away from the park) and I cannot move him. When he sees one of his many neighborhood friends, human or dog, he is overcome with joy and darts toward them. He is, in a word, a stubborn but happy puppy who is much bigger than he can seemingly comprehend. And he is still growing.
When I bought him his first leash, he was teeny-tiny and easy to carry around. I knew exactly where to go to get the one I wanted, though: a coffee shop that carried a few boutique-y items. There I’d seen rope leashes and read that they were made in Puerto Rico by a brand called Lasso. While I handed over my debit card to spend $40 on my dog’s first piece of equipment, I felt a bit silly: Of course I would spend too much money to have a locally made leash that I thought was quite cute…
