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Voici la laisse. Prends-la avec toi.

Voici la laisse. Prends-la avec toi.
Here is the leash. Take it with you.
From Lesson 113:Commands with object pronouns (fais-le)·French

Questions & Answers about Voici la laisse. Prends-la avec toi.

Why does la come after the verb in Prends-la? I thought object pronouns usually go before the verb.
You are right that object pronouns normally go before the verb in French. However, when you give a positive command (the affirmative imperative), the pronoun moves to the end of the verb and attaches with a hyphen. That is why 'Take it' is Prends-la instead of la prends.
Why do we use the feminine pronoun la in Prends-la to mean 'it'?
The pronoun la replaces the noun la laisse (the leash). Because laisse is a feminine noun, we must use the feminine pronoun la. If you were telling someone to take a masculine object, like le sac (the bag), you would say Prends-le.
I learned that the 'tu' command form drops the final 's'. Why does Prends keep it?
The rule about dropping the final -s for the tu command form only applies to verbs ending in -er (like mange or regarde). Since prendre is an -re verb, its tu command form keeps the -s and stays exactly the same as its normal present tense form: Prends.
Why is it avec toi and not avec tu?
In French, you must use a special type of pronoun called a stress pronoun after prepositions like avec (with), pour (for), or sans (without). The stress pronoun for 'you' is toi, so 'with you' is always avec toi.

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