Handmade to order · 2 to 6 working days
Fully Customisable

Greenwich Yarn Rope Dog Lead (6mm) | Fully Customisable

£38.00
or £12.66 × 3 interest-free

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How I work

  • Hardware is guaranteed for twelve months. If a buckle, clip or ring fails in that time, send it back and I’ll repair or replace it, and I cover the postage.
  • After that, send it back anyway, however old it is. I’ll replace the worn parts at cost and tell you what it needs before I touch it. It comes back cleaned, checked and boxed.
  • If it isn’t adjustable, I check your measurements with you before I make it.
  • Message the shop and it’s me, Ed, who replies. Usually within a few hours.
  • Custom pieces aren’t refundable for a change of mind. If it does not fit when it arrives, tell me and I will adjust or remake it. If I got the size wrong, I cover the postage both ways. If the measurement turned out not to suit your dog, the postage is yours.
Read the measuring guide before you order

Dispatched in 2 to 6 working days · Free UK shipping over £55 · Handmade in Britain

Complete your set

Add a second piece and 20% comes off it automatically. Only one automatic discount comes off an order, so you get this or the set offer, never both.

This one counts as a slip lead too, so buying it takes 20% off a second item. Only one automatic discount comes off any order, so you get one offer or the other, never both.

Not sure? Ask Ed directly I reply to every message, usually within a few hours
Free UK mainland tracked shipping over £55 Size exchanges. I cover the postage if I got it wrong Twelve-month hardware guarantee Made by hand in Britain
Sizing & measuring+

6mm mini collar: Sized for smaller breeds. Measure the middle of your dog's neck, roughly halfway between the base of the skull and the top of the shoulders. Available from 18cm internal measurement.

6mm mini lead: Available from 120cm in clip, slip, and figure of 8 configurations.

If you are fitting a small breed or toy dog, get in touch before ordering and I can advise on the right internal measurement.

Hardware & construction+
  • 6mm PPM or nylon rope, in your choice of colour
  • Greenwich Yarn whipping: a primary nano cord whipped over the rope, with an accent colour worked over the top. Two layers, not one.
  • Lead clip in your chosen finish: solid brass, nickel-plated over brass, or zinc die cast in black or gun-metal
  • End caps in your chosen finish: gold or nickel, both plated over brass
  • 19mm BioThane slider

All fittings are load-tested by the manufacturer that makes them. Your order confirmation lists exactly which finishes you picked.

The 6mm rope is the lighter of the two diameters I work in. Everything else is the same build as the 10mm leads.

Care & durability+

PPM and nylon rope are lightweight, water-resistant and very low maintenance. PPM absorbs almost no water and dries very quickly. Nylon absorbs a little more, and hanging it up speeds that along.

  • Rinse under fresh water after saltwater or river walks, then towel dry
  • Spot clean with mild soap and cool water
  • Air dry naturally, away from direct heat
  • Keep it away from high heat, which can distort rope fibres

How you look after the hardware depends on the finish you chose. Solid brass and solid nickel develop a patina and polish back. Plated and zinc die cast finishes must never be polished, because polishing takes the finish off rather than bringing it back. Wipe them dry after wet walks and they last for years.

Covered by Green Dog's twelve-month hardware guarantee.

Delivery & lead time+

Your order enters the making queue immediately. The making window is 2 to 6 working days, and it ends at dispatch.

All UK orders ship tracked. Free UK mainland tracked shipping on orders over £55.

Returns & exchanges+

Made to your measurements. Because I cut this to the size you give me, it isn't covered by the usual 14-day change-of-mind right: I can't resell it, so I can't take it back simply because you've changed your mind. If it does not fit when it arrives, tell me and I will adjust or remake it. If I got the size wrong, I cover the postage both ways. If the measurement turned out not to suit your dog, the postage is yours. If anything arrives faulty, damaged, mis-made or not as described, that's on me: repair, replacement or refund, and I cover the postage both ways. Either way, message me. I'd far rather talk it through than have you post anything. The full position is on my returns and guarantee page.

I'd far rather spend ten minutes with you before I start than have to alter it afterwards, so read the measuring guide, and if you're unsure about anything, email me first: hello@greendog.pet. The person who made it will reply.

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Choose your spec
Pick your rope, binding, hardware finish, size and any extras using the options below
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It gets made
Handmade in Britain, dispatched in 2 to 6 working days
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It ships, tracked
Dispatched tracked, Free UK shipping over £55, straight to your door
About this piece

Greenwich Yarn Rope Dog Lead (6mm) | Fully Customisable

The Greenwich Yarn Mini Lead is the 6mm version of the customisable Greenwich Yarn rope lead: lighter, more compact, and proportioned for smaller breeds and those who prefer a slimmer lead in the hand. The same Greenwich Yarn whipping, a primary nano cord whipped over the rope with an accent colour worked over the top, and the same construction, scaled down. An 11mm Green Dog brass disc sits on the O-ring at the handle, stamped once with the logo.

Choose your rope colour, binding colours, hardware finish, and lead configuration. Available as clip, slip, or figure of 8. Made to order in Britain.

Which style to choose

  • Clip. A trigger clip at the collar end and a fixed handle. The everyday walking lead. The 19mm BioThane® slider sits at the handle as a design detail.
  • Slip. One continuous loop, no clip and no separate collar. It tightens gently when your dog pulls and releases the moment they stop. The slider sets where the loop closes, so it sits behind the ears and stays there.
  • Figure of 8. Two points of contact instead of one. The loop passes over the nose and behind the ears, so a dog that pulls feels the signal at the head rather than the throat. The slider holds the fit.

Still deciding? Figure of 8 vs slip lead vs slip collar

6mm or 10mm? 6mm is the right weight for a dog under roughly 12kg, and for anyone who finds a 10mm lead bulky to hold or to coil into a pocket. It is not a lighter-duty lead in how it is built, only in how it is proportioned. If your dog is bigger than that, the 10mm Greenwich Yarn lead is the one you want.

Made in Britain, and I will tell you exactly what that means. Every customisable Greenwich Yarn lead is cut, whipped and finished by hand in my workshop in Oxford. Custom work is not outsourced and will not be. Nothing is made in a batch and left on a shelf, so your lead is started after you order it. The rope is 6mm PPM, chosen for how it holds a whipping and how it behaves wet. I would rather be specific than sweeping.

Pairs with the Greenwich Yarn Mini Collar (6mm). Two offers run on this lead and neither needs a code. Put a collar and this lead in the same basket and 10% comes off the lead. Or add any second piece alongside it and 20% comes off that second piece, whichever style of lead you choose. Only one automatic offer applies per order, so you take whichever is worth more, and neither combines with a discount code.

What you can customise

  • Rope colour (6mm PPM)
  • Primary and accent nano binding colours
  • 19mm BioThane® slider and stopper colour
  • Metal finish for the end caps, rivets and O-ring
  • Lead style: clip, slip or figure of 8
  • Length, 120cm to 230cm

Every lead is finished with a branded cotton label.

Twelve-month hardware guarantee. If a fitting fails inside a year I repair or replace it and cover the postage. Later on, the lead can be cleaned, re-whipped in new colours or restored through the Workshop Service. I made it, so I can remake it.

Made to order in two to six working days, then UK tracked post of one to two working days. Free UK delivery over £55. Rated 4.99 out of 5 from over 200 reviews.

What you're building
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Your colours
Rope, binding and hardware, choose from dozens of options. Every combination is made to your spec.
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Your hardware
Buckles plated over steel in nickel, gold, black or gun-metal. Clips in solid brass, nickel-plated brass, or zinc die cast in black or gun-metal. D-rings and O-rings in solid brass, solid nickel, or steel plated black or gun-metal. All load-tested by their manufacturers, covered by the twelve-month hardware guarantee.
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Your dog's size
Exact neck measurement, not a generic S/M/L. Sized to your dog, so read the measuring guide before you order. Size exchanges and amendments available: if I got it wrong I cover the postage, and if the measurement turned out not to suit your dog, the postage is yours.
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You talk to Ed
Not a warehouse, not a ticket queue. The person answerable for it answers your emails directly.
Not sure which size to order?
The measuring guide walks you through sizing in under two minutes, with clear diagrams and worked examples. If you'd rather talk a size through before I start, message me.
View Measuring Guide →
Made in Britain
Made to order, one piece at a time
Size Exchange
Wrong size? Message me. Exchanges available. If I got it wrong, I cover the postage
Hardware Guaranteed
Load-tested by the fitting's manufacturer. Repaired or replaced within twelve months, with parts and return postage covered
Judge.me Verified
Rated 4.99 out of 5 from over 200 reviews

Care and repair

Made to one standard, remade to the same one

Every Green Dog piece can come back, whatever its age and whichever range it came from. A hand clean and a hardware check, or a completely new binding in colours of your choosing.

The Workshop Service

From £24, return postage included

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