Abstract: Provided is a pet accessory comprising a leash having a distal end configurable to engage an animal and further defining a finger loop, with a proximal end defining a handle. Also included is an elastic resiliently deformable cradle shaped and configured for operatively receiving a ball therein, the cradle configured so that the leash is slidably receivable through at least a portion of an outer periphery thereof so that folding the leash about the outer periphery engages the ball in the cradle, wherein the pet accessory is usable to lead an animal and as a sling to cast the ball.