A Long Line for Choya

I've swopped out many of Choya's collars and leashes to BioThane. Leather, nylon, rope and such don't work for me because they stink to high heaven after a while and nothing rids the smell, not even enzymatic cleansers. Many makers and craft teams use BioThane to make leashes and collars, so just pick one maker who's dependable (doesn't use fake stuff or rubber/silicone-something to pass it off as BioThane) and has neat and solid stitching. 

Both lambwolf collective and staplecrafts offer great options. staplecrafts is a small business based in Singapore, and uses BioThane to make leashes and collars, customizing it to our preferences. lambwolf can't customize, but pushes out their own designs; the brand uses their patented "soft vinyl coated webbing material that is extremely lightweight but also durable with a layer of tightly woven nylon inside". I chose staplecrafts to do Choya's leashes and collars, and chose lambwolf's NOMAD for the long line. 

On normal walks, I prefer a longer 1.5 to 1.7m leash compared to the standard 1.2m. I don't usually keep her that close to me unless we're in a place with high human and vehicular traffic. Got a 9-meter (30-ft) long line from lambwolf collective for Choya. Her recall isn't perfect; I would never let her off the leash, but she loves wandering and would do well with a long line. 

A long line isn’t the usual walking leash. It’s meant for training recall, and for trained dogs to wander while being on a loose loooooong leash (since Singapore doesn't permit dogs to be off-leash in public spaces), and most importantly, for the owners' peace of mind that they wouldn't run off and get lost. 

I use the long line when we're at public parks (without crazy monkeys and such) with wider spaces and not too crowded. On a long line, Choya knows that she's allowed to roam and run around a little, and she's super thrilled to be able to do that. She doesn't have that puppy energy anymore, and she isn't particularly interested in dog parks or running in there off-leash. She's happier outside of dog parks with us or other dogs and do zoomies. 

We had a looooong morning at a quieter part of East Coast Park. It was too lovely to simply go off after a walk and a poop. We had plenty of time since we had no lunch plans, well, till our bladders needed emptying. Hahaha. Got a coffee and sat down on a giant tree root in the shade. The dog merrily rolled around in the grass, and moved from sitting in the sun to the shade whenever she felt like it. She loves it when we do this. We simply enjoyed the sounds of the sea, and even appreciated the nicely-spaced-out groups of humans who weren't making a ruckus. 

Dog was thrilled to be chilling out far away from us.