"Surely you are not going to put that THING on our daughter." Amy asked Ace.
"Well", he said, "you know how Darlie likes to take off like a jet. This leash is the only way we can be sure she doesn't get too far away from us before we can catch her!"
"We're going to a kid's park," said Amy, "not the Westminster Kennel Club! Surely there is a better solution."