High Tail Hikes

High Tail Hikes Customizable waterproof BioThane® leashes, collars & gear for active dogs and their people. Handmade in Oakland, CA.

Check out this sweet long line testimonial from Odin's mom Lisa!“Using a long line for a leash has been a game changer o...
07/15/2025

Check out this sweet long line testimonial from Odin's mom Lisa!

“Using a long line for a leash has been a game changer on our walks! Odin always liked walks before on a traditional 6 foot leash, but now he gets super excited when I say we’re going on a walk. It has helped in so many ways to make the walks better for both him and myself. Odin is a big dog and the longer leash allows him to run ahead and then come back, allowing him to walk at a quicker pace. It also gives him a lot more freedom to explore. He loves to sniff and he is able to go where he wants instead of just staying by my side. It also allows him to do things that would be harder on a shorter line, such as going swimming or exploring in woodsy terrain.

His confidence and excitement has increased so much and he is such a happy, bouncy guy on his longer leash. It has also helped build our relationship and improved his recall tremendously. He comes to me on his own to check in multiple times during the walks and comes right by me when needed. He is excited to check in with me, since he knows he gets to explore on his own when he wants to as well. It took me a bit to get used to handling the longer line, but now that I have the hang of it, it is super easy.

I currently have a 10 foot for our walks but plan to get a 15 and 20 foot as well to give him even more freedom. This ultimately lets my dog get to do his natural dog instincts and enjoy the walk to its fullest!!”

Thank you so much, Lisa!

07/15/2025

10 seconds of water dog happiness!

Got a water-loving pup? Be sure to enter our annual Water Dog Photo Contest (It’s super easy)!

- Post a photo or Reel of your dog in or near the water—beach, river, lake, you name it—wearing their High Tail Hikes gear (the more visible the gear, the better!)
- Tag us and use the hashtag
- In your caption, tell us about your water dog and/or why you love BioThane!
- Unlimited entries allowed! Public accounts only, please.

We’ll be sharing your posts all month long - and at the end of July, we’ll choose one winner and one runner-up in both the photo and Reel categories (4 winners total)!

🎁 Winners will receive a $75 HTH gift card
🎁 Runners-up will receive a $25 gift card

That’s $200 in prizes up for grabs!

By entering, you grant High Tail Hikes permission to re-share your content for marketing purposes. Contest not affiliated with Instagram. Entries close July 31, and winners will be announced in early August.

📷: ft previous years water dog entries!

07/15/2025

As a product business, there’s no way we can completely eliminate our impact on the planet. That said, we do think through our impact with every choice we make as a business, from our sourcing and packaging, to what brands we partner with, to our commitment to making multifunctional, long lasting gear that can stand up to years of heavy use. While we're far from perfect, we try to do the best we can to tread lightly on this magical blue orb we all call home.

[Video ID: A series of video clips and still images depicting some of our eco friendly practices. First we show our recycled and recyclable packaging materials, our hardware and webbing sourced in the US, our stack of cardboard recycling, one of our shop dog friends working on an enrichment snuffle box, our vintage refurbished tools, and a few shots of our colorful leashes in the studio and being used by a pup and a person in the desert.]

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Meredith Wahlers: Comfortable leash to hold and gorgeous to look at!I’ve always used leathe...
07/15/2025

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Meredith Wahlers: Comfortable leash to hold and gorgeous to look at!

I’ve always used leather leads for our dogs, but tan as for a customizable bio thane product caught my attention. The lead is soft to hold (I have the widest width even though our dog is under 30 pounds), the brass snaps and D rings are great and it looks amazing. It’s easy to hold in the rain and the quality is top notch. Definitely need more of these at our house.

https://hightailhikes.com/products/biothane-leashes-long-lines-large-dogs

Did you know we offer two hardware options? - Solid brass hardware is rust proof, long lasting, durable, and has a class...
07/15/2025

Did you know we offer two hardware options?

- Solid brass hardware is rust proof, long lasting, durable, and has a classic look.

- Sport (autolocking carabiners) hardware is lightweight, incredibly strong, and the autolocking carabiner feature is great for ensuring that your leash won't come unclipped while in use.

We typically recommend brass hardware if you're going to be spending a lot of time at the beach and around salt water, and Sport for escape artists, extra wiggly pups, or for anyone who wants the extra peace of mind of a locking mechanism on their leash clip.

Are you a brass or a sport person?



[Image ID: two pink biothane leashes, one with brass hardware, the other with a black sport autolocking carabiner and hardware, sitting on a wooden platform, rolled up neatly]

07/15/2025

No robots or assembly lines here! Just a whole lotta coffee.

When you place an order with us, you’re supporting real people doing real work (in a hot as b&!s warehouse)

Thank you for shopping small💪

Nothing like your first beach day—  would 10/10 would zoom and eat sand again. 🏖️🐾Got a water-loving pup? Don’t miss our...
07/14/2025

Nothing like your first beach day— would 10/10 would zoom and eat sand again. 🏖️🐾

Got a water-loving pup? Don’t miss our Water Dog Photo Contest!
Entry details are pinned to the top of our profile—go take a peek and show off your water dog!

07/14/2025

We get asked a lot about the various custom handle options that we offer for our leashes and long lines! One of the options we offer is “No Handle + D Ring” which means that we add a d ring to the end of your leash with no loop handle. What can this type of leash be used for?

First, you can easily clip a stand alone traffic handle to the d ring for when you need a leash with a handle. Then, if you want to use your leash as a drag line, you can unclip your traffic handle and let your leash drag, and it will be LESS likely to get caught on rocks and roots than a leash with a loop handle would! You can also clip two leashes together easily by clipping another leash to the d ring.

We love making products that are multifunctional/modular and can be used together in different ways - these are just a few ideas for this particular feature!

If you want to learn more about our leash customization options, check out our YouTube Channel where we have more extensive demos, or our blog post “All About our Customization Options.” I’ll also try to add more quick demos like this here!

Are these types of informal demos helpful? If so, what other products/features are you curious about?



[id: I demo the features of a no handle leash with a d ring in our studio using a bright green long line with black hardware]

Handsome Charlie models our Classic Brass BioThane O Ring Collar in Ocean + Caramel 🔥Check them out in our collars colle...
07/14/2025

Handsome Charlie models our Classic Brass BioThane O Ring Collar in Ocean + Caramel 🔥

Check them out in our collars collection: https://hightailhikes.com/collections/shop-collars



[Image ID: Charie, a brown dog with large ears, looks away from the camera, modelling a classic brass biothane o ring collar - one side of the collar attached to the o ring is ocean blue and the other side is caramel brown]

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