leash
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We passed a caged dog and saw a puppy on a short leash being loaded into a vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Guarded by elite army commandos, their mascot Aloka -- a stray dog rescued in India -- walked on a leash, drawing bows and clasped hands from devotees lining the route.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
But if they get to produce a second season — the scripts are already written — Plaza says the leash will get looser “and it will get more insane.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
Glory could barely hold on to Orion’s leash as he chased after the arrow.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
Anguiano said she was untangling the cats’ leashes when Rayne Beau jumped out of the vehicle, slipping out of his collar before dashing toward the forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2024
She said she had seen people with boards the wrong way round and leashes, which should be attached to legs or waists, around people's wrists.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
The penguins were now so well trained that Mr. Popper decided that it was not necessary to keep them on leashes.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
A German Jew in 1920s Hamburg, Walther Laqueur stands on his home’s front steps with his sleek Doberman leashed and ready for a walk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
According to the woman who witnessed the incident, Gigi was leashed at the time of the attack, Rulon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
But because the leashed dog dispatched another, whatever the reason apparently, or perhaps because the guy hired someone like Alina Habba for his attorney, the dog went down.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
Top tips: Don’t ever try feed a moose or see it up close, and make sure to keep any pets leashed around the animals.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 17, 2023
Meanwhile, inside the barn, the scrappy young puppy, Tater, is leashed to a post.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
This includes proper training, identifying problematic behaviours, leashing dogs in public and microchipping pets.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
He envisions having informational screenings playing in the waiting room, building on awareness programs the community is already doing on best practices like leashing and kenneling to keep pets from harm.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
Last week, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez sponsored the "Responsible Dog Ownership Act," which would create stronger laws related to the leashing and fencing of dogs.
From Fox News ● Mar. 30, 2021
“Thank you,” Christian Cooper says in response to her leashing her dog, as he lowers his phone and stops recording.
From Slate ● May 26, 2020
For a time they are stayed, while once more leashing the hound, and setting it upon the scent.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
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