Category
Walking gear is a fit problem before it is a brand problem: the harness is sized on the chest, the lead on how close the dog has to be, and the clip on the ring it has to hold. This category covers the parts that go out of the door.
Two decisions cover most walks. The first is where the lead attaches: a ring at the chest gives a point of contact in front of the dog, a ring on the back suits a relaxed walk, and a harness with both covers the pavement and the field. The second is length: a short lead for streets, a long line for open ground, and a second handle for the moment a dog has to come in close.
Hardware ages before webbing does. Welded rings outlast split rings, a coated clip loses its coating and then snags the webbing, and reflective stitching is worth checking on a lead used after dark. Fetch gear belongs to the same trip: a launcher throws further than a hand and picks the ball up off the ground so nobody has to stoop.
Walking and fetch
A padded harness with a metal ring at the chest and a second ring on the back.
Walking and fetch
A lead with a padded second handle close to the clip.
Play and home
A plastic arm that throws a ball further than a hand and picks it up off the ground.