iYoShop Hands Free Dog Leash with Pouch

Absolutely fantastic for me as I only have one functioning hand. My dog Josh walks better and doesn’t pull. Also he can work with me in the garden and not run off.

The bungee lead is great for my dog and I love the hands free waist band for running and walking. My dog loves it too because she can stop suddenly to sniff and neither of us gets jolted around!

I wanted to give this a couple weeks of use before writing a review and all in all I think this is a pretty great leash.

I’ve been testing it out with our medium sized dog for a few weeks running, walking, and hiking, doing one of those every day. There are really only two draw backs for me and those are 1. I wish there wasn’t the second set of elastic in between the two handles and 2. It is a bit too long for running for someone my height if you trained your dog to run next to you. I’ll cover these two points in more detail below.

The first issue is fairly minor, it just makes it more challenging to get a secure hold on your dog if you grab the top handle closest to you (how I have my leash positioned) because the dog can still lunge forward and pull away with the extra elastic give. I have an avid bunny chaser and we’re working on it, but sometimes she just can’t help herself on walks or runs and I go to grab the top handle closest to me and she can still lunge forward until I can get the lower handle closer to her where I have just the strap with no elastic, which is fairly low down so it’s harder to grab in the heat of the moment. If you turn the leash around such that the handles are closer to you, then the elastic is in between the handle and the clip on the dog and you don’t really have any firm control that way with the handles. It’s hard to describe, but it’s just a minor annoyance.

The bigger annoyance is point 2. The leash is just a bit too long such that when my dog is running beside me, the leash gets in between my legs and tangles up and it is awkward to try and keep it off to the side. My husband who is much taller (5’7″ vs 6’4″) runs with the leash fully extended and doesn’t have a problem. My solution has been to just take a carabiner and clip the two handles together and that seems to get enough slack out of the leash to not have it constantly tangling in between my legs. This only happens when I run. Walking or hiking the fully extended leash isn’t a problem since we let our dog do more exploratory/sniffing walks/hikes, whereas we’ve trained her to run next to us.

The pros though are great and it has everything I wanted out of a hands-free leash. The front clip feels super secure, there is the buckle which has a locking mechanism, then rings on either side that you clip the leash onto such that you can feel very certain that even if the buckle failed, you have a back up. The little pouch is a good size, fits a standard size smart phone, poop bags, a key, and treats. The materials feels nice and high quality, with reflective strips all up the length of the leash. The clips feel sturdy and high-quality. All in all it’s a super functional leash and has almost everything I wanted, just the two things I mentioned above, which may be more minor for other folks.

 I love this leash & I spent hours in an Amazon research hole comparing dozens of similar leashes— so when I say in the end when I went with this one & it turned out to be everything I was looking for & more?? Yeah, I have no regrets lol. I’m hoping to save somebody the time I had to spend searching for this so I’ll try to be as thorough as possible!

So, my girl (3y, 60lbs, pit-coonhound mix) isn’t so much of a puller as she is a lunger— & the bungee cord is absolutely BRILLIANT for it. It really does what it’s advertised to do & has saved me multiple times from ending up flat on my tail when the odd squirrel or another dog has been spotted on the trail.

Other things I love about it:
• The fanny pack is suuuuch a bonus! It can fit baggies, treats, keys, & there’s a little inner pocket you can put your cards in. I usually keep my phone in my pocket/backpack but I tested it out just to see, & it’s a tight fit but it can definitely hold that too (phone size iPhone 11). It’s also detachable.
• The belt is very easily adjustable.
• So, I like to use the double d-rings to encase the belt buckle because it makes the attachment point seem a lot more secure to me— but the actual designated connection ring is attached in a way that allows it to slide around the belt easily in case your dog is running around you. I don’t use it for this purpose because 1) I find it really easy to just turn the actual belt itself if I do need to untwist & 2) my dog is a menace with running in circles around me trying to find *her spot* for morning bathroom walks; however, I primarily use this leash set while hiking trails where everything ahead is unfamiliar & urgently needs sniffing, so there’s little if any circling happening enough that would make me feel like I needed to use the dynamic leash clip as designed.
• The two handles are so great. There’s a handle halfway down that’s good for regaining control & one near the bottom that’s perfect for shortleashing.
• The leash itself is a nice length. It’s long enough to give us both a comfortable amount of space to walk, but not so long that it drags if she’s walking a little slower.
• Reflective lines on belt AND reflective stitching in the leash!!

Qualms:
Really I don’t have any, I feel that this leash is very well made with awesome features for the price. But I will say though, that I’ve seen a few reviewers saying their buckle broke & I did a test myself & I do think that if you have a *super* serious puller that the d-ring attachment point might break after prolonged use with consistent strain.

As I mentioned above/pictured I like to have the d-rings doubled up for extra security, but for my test I attached it at just the one ring & had my dog pull against me at her max strength for a few minutes— the buckle began to make a creaking/stretching sound of strain. I’d think for anybody who is using the singular ring with their superpuller, & who /never/ use the handles to shortleash their dog / reduce that pressure, that the shelf life could be a bit shorter.

One solution to that though— we did this test with her wearing her chest harness, but in general we always use a gentle leader with our girl because 60lbs of sudden force versus shoulder-sockets isn’t a match we ever win!! So I wouldn’t think a plastic buckle after time would stand much more chance. This leash works just fine in combo with the gentle lead & is actually preferable for us because it’s way less weight for the bungee to stop when she lunges / makes it harder for her to pull hard enough that it stresses the buckle. So if you really want this but you’re worried about big time pulling, try using it in conjuct with a gentle lead!

All of this to say, this product is WONDERFUL. Do yourself a favor!! Hope this review was helpful to somebody :o)

I have a 75lb pittie who loves to pull and jolt when he sees another dog or at a squirrel and I’d always have tension on my arm trying to pull back the leash. Even having a harness alone doesn’t help the pulling.

But this leash…. Game changer. He still pulls however it redirects him back once he realizes he can’t move forward. The waist band is sturdy and the pouch is a bonus to hold poop bags/treats! I wish the waist band had more padding tho, that’s the one improvement I’d make. I like that this leash is hands free and has extra handles to grab my dog closer for emergency situations. Very good product!! I can’t wait to use this to run with my boy 🙂