Patrick J. McDaid, M.D.

Ahh, Sunday morning, the perfect time for a relaxing stroll with your dog. You calmly clip the leash to the collar, open the front door, step outside…and suddenly, you feel like you’re at a tractor pull, and your dog is the tractor. Surgeons warn that dog walkers could be putting themselves at risk of serious hand injuries by holding dog leads incorrectly. Severe hand injuries can be caused by the sudden movement of a dog after an owner wraps the leash around their wrist or f