HIGH TAIL HIKES BLOG

Training, gear, and adventure tips for you and your best friend

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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 for the best sniffari spaces or enrichment walks. If you're wondering where...
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All About Enrichment Outings with Anna of Mutts Have Fun

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 this format does not work...
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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 Bailey. Kelsey has been a loyal customer of High Tail Hikes, and over time we...
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All About our BioThane Accessories! Clicker Straps, Keychains, Key Fobs, and Color Wheels!

We're excited to add several new products to our line of accessories! Here we go over each one and give you some tips for use and how to make your...
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"Be Your Dog's Bodyguard": Trainer Spotlight with Alisha Ardiana of Empawthy

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 (great name, right?). Alisha has...
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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 of the air is different, days...
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Ambassador Spotlight: Meet Kristen and Kona!

For this week's blog I was so excited to chat with High Tail Hikes Ambassadors Kristen and her pup Kona @positivelykona. Kristen and Kona live in Massachusetts, and we chatted about...
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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. As dog walkers, we've used long lines for years for safety and management during our off-leash...
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Ambassador Spotlight: Clyde, Helga, Elisa, and David

I was so excited to interview this family. If you don't follow Elisa's accounts for her two pups, Clyde and Helga - you should get on that! Elisa and her partner...
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Ambassador Spotlight: Quimet the Shy Baby

This week we are excited to spotlight Summer Ambassador Quimet and her people, Jen and Adam! Quimet's people were one of the first supporters of High Tail Hikes when...
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Ambassador Spotlight: Ube the Corgi

We're excited to share our Ambassador Spotlight with Karin, Colin, and their pup Ube (@ubethepotatoecorgi). Ube and his people live in San Francisco, and here they share their thoughts on...
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How to Build Your Custom BioThane Leash: BioThane Leash Customization Options

One of the things that sets us apart from most dog gear companies is that we offer full customization! When designing your Custom Leash, you can choose from a variety of...
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