Price: £11.50 | Handmade in Yorkshire | Personalisation available
This deal gets you two. One to use, one to lose - or one for a friend who keeps asking where you got it from.
Thirty years ago I designed this lead. I've been making it ever since.
Not because it looks good - though it does - but because it works. Every time. Without argument.
This is the gundog heel slip lead I use every single day with my own dogs. Every training session, every demo, every morning in the field. If you asked me to pick one item out of everything we make, this is it. It's my absolute go-to.
The Kirkbourne Heel Slip Lead does one job: it puts you and your dog exactly where you're both supposed to be. There's no wriggle room in it. No cheating. If the heel position is wrong, you'll both know it. That's the point.
I've had plenty of people copy it over the years. They see it at demonstrations, they clock it on the field, and off they go. Fine. But they're not the original. This is. We've been making these handmade gundog leads in our Yorkshire workshop - by hand, one at a time - longer than most of those versions have existed.
It's not a trainer. I want to be clear about that. The lead doesn't do the work for you. What it does is make sure you do the work. It keeps the communication honest. No slack to hide behind. If you use it right, your dog's in the right place. If you don't, it'll tell you. That feedback is the whole point of it.
Built to last - materials:
- Highest quality marine-grade ring
- Rope is the best quality braided PPM - no stretch, washable, fast drying, stain resistant and non-toxic
- No metal clips holding the rope together - no sharp edges, no nasty surprises. A lot of leads out there have both. Ours don't
These aren't leads knocked together from whatever's cheap. Every material is chosen because it does the job properly, for as long as you need it to.
The details:
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What you get: Two KB Heel Slip Leads in 6mm PPM
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Price: £11.50 for the pair
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Length: Standard 60cm each - or 70cm (+£0.50 per lead, £1 in total) for smaller breeds or taller people. They're short by design. The length is the mechanism
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Width: 6mm
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Handmade: Every single one. In Yorkshire. By us. The length may vary by a centimetre here and there - depends how well the tape measure's behaving that day
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Colours: 40+ colourways - mix them or match them, your call
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Personalisation: Add a name, word or phrase - up to 20 characters (+£5 per lead, £10 in total). Make them yours
A word of warning: if you're not sure how to use a heel slip lead correctly, ask before you use it. It's a training aid, not a gadget. Used right, it's brilliant. Used wrong, it's just rope. Drop us a message and we'll point you in the right direction.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Kirkbourne Spaniel Slip Leads are simply the best. She is so obedient and never pulls. We are so pleased to have found you at Bramham Horse Trials." - Helen Tranter (Website Review)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Well made, great service... will be ordering more." - Tracey Walker (Google Review)
All leads are handmade to order in our Yorkshire workshop. For custom sizes or anything unusual, just get in touch - we'll sort it.
