it is a sh1tty 'pets at home' lead A, sorry i should of made that clearer, only had it a couple of months too, had my 15kg bitch on it tied to a tree while we were having a snowball fight , she wanted to play too , had only been tied for minute or two when it went, first time i have had one shear at that point , they normally go at the point where they swivel, but not gonna take any more chances with inferior quality products.