High Tail Hikes Blog

Take an Enrichment Walk With Your Dog: 20 Fun Locations To Try!

Take an Enrichment Walk With Your Dog: 20 Fun Locations To Try! I've found the best places to walk my dog are sometimes unexpected or weird locations, because they make...

All About Enrichment Outings with Anna of Mutts Have Fun

All About Enrichment Outings At High Tail Hikes, we are huge advocates of finding ways to meet your dog’s needs. While we offer a group hike service, we recognize that...

2021 East Bay SPCA Holiday Pup Cup Party!

2021 East Bay SPCA Holiday Pup Cup Party! Karina (owner of Yoshito Treats) and I were sitting in my backyard last fall chatting about business and life, and throwing around...

2021 Holiday Pet Small Business Gift Guide

2021 Holiday Pet Small Business Gift Guide Welcome to our second annual High Tail Hikes Holiday Pet Small Business Gift Guide! This year we’re thrilled to feature ALL woman owned small businesses! Our goal...

Cooperative Care, Consent, and Prioritizing the Emotional Well Being of Your Dog: Meet Bailey and Kelsey!

Cooperative Care, Consent, and Prioritizing the Emotional Well Being of Your Dog: Meet Bailey and Kelsey! This week I was so excited to talk with Kelsey about her life with pup...

"Be Your Dog's Bodyguard": Trainer Spotlight with Alisha Ardiana of Empawthy

"Be Your Dog's Bodyguard" This week I was honored to chat (virtually) with Alisha Ardiana, a San Francisco dog trainer who owns Empawthy - Positive Reinforcement for Pets and People...

What's Your Favorite Thing About Fall?

What's Your Favorite Thing About Fall? It's October! Here in California we're still having 80 degree days, and the changing of seasons is more subtle, but still there. The quality...

Thinking of Switching to a Longer Leash? Here's Why You Should Give it a Try.

Thinking of Switching to a Longer Leash? Here's Why You Should Give it a Try. There's a lot of ideas about how long a dog leash should be out there....

Ambassador + Trainer Spotlight! Interview with Ali Sutch of Up To Snuff

Ambassador + Trainer Spotlight! Interview with Ali Sutch of Up To Snuff I'm so excited to be sharing my recent chat with Ali Sutch, who is one of our new...

Hiking Helper: Engagement Games to Play With Your Dog on the Trail

Hiking Helper: Engagement Games to Play With Your Dog on the Trail Originally published in the March 2021 Edition of Bay Woof The number one question I get asked when...

7 Reasons to Let Your Dog Sniff

7 Reasons to Let Your Dog Sniff When you’re taking your dog for a walk, do you let them move at their own pace and sniff freely, or do you...

5 Dog Training Books That Changed My Life

5 Dog Training Books That Changed My Life I’ll be completely honest. When I started my own dog walking business in 2015, I had relevant work experience, but I had...