A pet leash apparatus includes a housing, a spool enclosed within the housing, and a container attached to the housing, configured to store a volume of liquid solvent. The spool is configured to store and dispense a leash, the leash configured to be extendable from the housing in a first direction, and retractable into the housing by way of the spool. The spool configured to be actuated by a first control arrangement mounted on the housing. The container is coupled to an inlet of an orifice by way of a valve, the valve configured to be actuated by a second control arrangement, the orifice including an outlet to the exterior of the housing. The housing is configured to be handheld; and actuation of the valve releases a directed spray of liquid solvent through the orifice in a second direction.