That’s another reason why the flat corded ones, for want of a better description, are better as well. You could probably still get a burn but not as bad as with the string. Try to press the stop button instead! Mel. From: Norman Waddington Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 9:52 AM To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: flexi leads Pam, Don’t grab the cord as you could get a very bad burn on your hands if it comes in fast. Norman. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:guidedogchat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of pam Sent: 04 March 2014 19:53 To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: flexi leads thanks for that vince. i just got 1 today. it's the same 1 u have. Sent from my iPhone On 4 Mar 2014, at 19:46, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Pam, didn't know there was a tape one, and the one I've got is basically a long string on a sort of fishing reel. Luckily, it's very good at tucking itself back in when it's not fully stretched. Only thing to watch is don't get it caught in the undergrowth! You could spend all day untangling it from thistles! Vince. ======================================== Message Received: Mar 04 2014, 06:42 PM From: "pam" To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" Cc: Subject: [guidedogchat] flexi leads for those of u who use flexi leads for whatever reasons. do u use the tape 1 or the cord 1? thanks. pamSent from my iPhone