Abstract: A training device allows the user to control an animal on a lead and enables the emission of audible signals for instructing the animal. The device comprises a leash, one end portion of which is purposed to be gripped by a user, while the end portion remote from the user is structured for connection to an animal. A sound producing element includes a sound actuator operably positioned in the leash structure for ready actuation by the user's fingers, thus facilitating quick sound actuation by the user for animal instruction utilizing audible training signals.