I'm grippy, have good dexterity, and am windproof, warm, and waterproof. What am I?

I have a jogging leash that clips around my waist and then I can keep my hands in my pockets!

Have you tried neoprene gloves? The kind duck hunters use for http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/74671?productId=1239664&subrnd=0&qs=3016887_pmd_google_pla?

If you really want warmth, mittens are the way up go. Maybe with glove liners if you have to do a lot of work without the mittens/gloves on.

I use regular bicycling gloves (not even the cold weather ones!) + smartwool liner gloves, I have only tested this to 2 C riding bikes in the rain but this combo is wind and rain proof enough. If you had winter cycling gloves this would get you down to even colder temperatures. Cycling gloves are great for dexterity because you have to shift gears and brake in the rain. Go to a bike shop and look at your options.

You might want to look into gloves designed for horsebackriding - they will be grippy because riders have to hold the reins.

Motorcycle gloves! Modern winter motorcycle gloves have leather palms, are waterproof, windproof, insulated and have decent grip 'cause, you know, handlebars. When it's really yucky out I wear http://www.firstgear-usa.com/explorer.html gloves to walk my dog.

This isn't a direct answer to your question, but I just saw some leashes that you actually wrap around your wrist. The attach with velcro. It might help with the safety part. Plus you can still stick your hands in your pockets while walking (if the dogs aren't pulling, of course).

My brother just gave my dad somehttps://www.google.com/search?q=deerskin+gloves&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe= for xmas. They both live in cold weather and go hunting a lot, and they swear by them.

I have never been able to find gloves that were both windproof and allowed for good dexterity. In my experience, you can get warm+dexterity, but not windproof+dexterity. Therefore, I recommend you find gloves that fit your other criteria -- and wear them with a pair of glove liners, which will make them windproof. I have http://www.landsend.com/pp/womens-silk-interlock-glove-liner~187932_-1.html, and I love them. They are like long underwear for your hands. I wear them under a pair of http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002WUOVS8/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/, which are water-resistant, have ok dexterity, are warm, and have a good grip. This means I have three layers on my hands -- from the inside out: glove liners, thinsulate lining, leather -- but since each layer is thin, the whole arrangement is not too bulky. If I have to take the leather/thinsulate gloves off for some reason (they are too bulky for me to get stuff, like poop bags, out of my pockets), I still have the liners on, so my hands don't get totally frozen. However, I can still hold my keys, start my car, unlock the door, push the button on my iPhone, etc. while wearing them.