Ancol Viva Reflective Rope Dog Lead Lime 1.07m x 12mm

Ancol Viva Reflective Rope Dog Lead – Lime, 1.07m x 12mm

The lime Viva rope lead is a 12mm, which is the thicker of the two Ancol produce and the one they rate for dogs up to 50kg. Length is 1.07m, as it is across the whole range, so the thickness is the decision to get right: 12mm for a strong or large dog, 10mm for anything up to 30kg.

Lime does two separate jobs here and they are easy to confuse. In daylight and at dusk it is simply a loud colour, easy for a cyclist or a driver to pick out against grass and wet tarmac. After dark that stops counting, because a colour needs light to be a colour, and the work passes entirely to the reflective weave, which bounces a vehicle's headlights back towards the driver. Neither one replaces a light of your own on an unlit lane.

Performance & Benefits

• 12mm poly-weave webbing, 1.07m long, in a round rope profile.
• A high-visibility colour by day, working alongside reflective weave after dark.
• Ancol rate this thickness for dogs up to 50kg.
• Satin-finish trigger hook for clipping to a collar or harness.
• Lightweight and weatherproof; Ancol include swimming among its uses.
• Leather-effect finishing details at the handle and hook.

Suitable For

• Dogs up to 50kg, on Ancol's own rating for the 12mm.
• Walkers who want to be conspicuous in daylight as well as under headlights.
• Shared paths and lanes used by cyclists and cars.
• Wet and muddy walking, and dogs that go into water.
• More lead than a dog under 30kg needs, and lime is not stocked in the thinner size — the Ancol Viva Reflective Rope Dog Lead Black 1.07m x 10mm is the option for smaller dogs.

How to Use

• Clip the trigger hook onto the D-ring of a well-fitted collar or harness.
• Handle loop over the wrist and slack gathered in the hand, never round the fingers.
• Tug the hook against the ring to confirm the gate has closed properly.
• Wipe clean with a damp cloth and allow to air dry naturally — pale colours show mud, so do this often.
• Do not bleach, tumble dry or dry it in direct heat.

Specification

• Length 1.07m. Thickness 12mm.
• Poly-weave webbing with reflective weave detailing and leather-effect finishing.
• Satin-finish trigger hook.
• Ancol product code 697160. Rated by Ancol for dogs up to 50kg.
• Ancol list the range in black, red, blue, pink, lime and purple; lime is made in the 12mm and not every colour is offered in both thicknesses.
• Ancol publish no breaking strain, no fibre composition, no reflective material type, no hook metal and no product weight, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• Reflective is not illuminated. A bright colour and a reflective weave both need light — daylight for one, headlights for the other. Add a lit collar band for genuinely dark ground.
• Check the stitching, leather-effect trim and trigger hook before every walk and replace the lead if you find wear.
• A rope lead can burn the palm if a dog lunges and the lead runs through your hand; gloves are sensible on a strong dog.
• Not a tether. Do not tie your dog up by it or leave it clipped to something unattended.