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01/12/2024

Today is the LAST day to shop our Black Friday sale!

Save 20% off side wide with BF2024 or your favourite ambassadors code - ends tonight 12/1 at 11:59 PST 🎁

📸: .thepointer

30/11/2024

Today is Small Business Saturday, so we would like to take a moment to thank you guys - our wonderful community of customers, followers, and friends!

Jake and I started Strange Tails in 2021 out of the spare bedroom of our apartment. He was armed with ten years of experience doing leatherwork as a hobby with a keen eye for design, and I had picked up some social media skills from running ’s account along with professional experience in customer service and project management.

At the time we had no idea what it would grow into, but we knew that we loved Finley, and we were determined to make him some better gear than we could find available. We envisioned a system of products that all worked together to optimize for functionality, with beautiful designs and colours, all the while offering the high quality and attention to detail of a handmade product. Since then, we’ve gone viral with our multi functional leashes, longlines, and handsfree adapter system and received positive feedback from dog owners all around the world.

Running a business that not only sells products, but also manufactures them in-house has been an incredible challenge. We’ll never be able to compete with next day shipping from Amazon, but over the past three years we’ve invested in our workshop and honed in our skills to learn how to manufacture hundreds of products every week. At the outset, we weren’t sure if our model would be successful - would customers really want to pay a higher price for our handmade products? Would they be understanding of our processing time and willing to wait when they could have a leash delivered to them tomorrow instead? As we started to grow, we asked ourselves - was investing in new tools and machinery for the shop the right choice? Would taking the leap to rent a commercial unit in an expensive city like Vancouver pay off?

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🎁 You can still save 20% off side wide with BF2024 or your favourite ambassadors code until 12/1!

📸: thank you to .dogs for dropping by our studio and snapping these lovely shots 🫶

25/11/2024

Misty mountain mornings with .the.vizsla.canada 😍🏔️

Our Black Friday sale starts at 9am PST tomorrow - who’s excited?? 🙋‍♀️

21/11/2024

🚨Our ONLY sale of the year on made-to-order gear kicks off next Tuesday 11/26 at 9AM PST!

Here’s what you need to know 👇

- 20% off site-wide
- 40% off bowls + Halloween totes
- CAN + US orders placed during Black Friday should arrive before Christmas (barring shipping issues/ delays outside of our control)

✨ Make sure to subscribe to our email list and check back here at 9am on Tuesday for your Black Friday sale code!

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19/11/2024

Into the mountains with .out.west 🏔️

ft. Our new colour way Sage, pictured here with a Moss handle 🌿

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13/11/2024

When your gear matches the foliage 😍🍁

For some reason I never really thought of canary and terracotta for a fall palette. No idea why though, because the colours totally match the changing leaves! 💛🤎

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07/11/2024

A duck, a dog, and some pretty gear 🤎🤍

The first, but hopefully not the last time we have a 🐤 grace our feed!

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04/11/2024

Please give a warm welcome to the newest members of our lineup 👋

🍒Cherry: a true bright red, limited edition for the holidays

🌿Sage: a beautiful muted green, perfect for the neutral lovers among us

Available now across our range of products - I can’t wait to see all the colour combos you guys pick out!

📸: .shiba .pawsome.crew .thecorgi

31/10/2024

Happy howl-oween from the spookiest Dino in town! 🎃🦖

30/10/2024

🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL - new colours dropping Nov 5th!!🚨

Please give a warm welcome to Cherry (𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) and Sage - the two newest members of the Strange Tails fam 🍒🌿

It has been a HOT minute since we added new colours to our line up (since 2022, to be precise!) so what better way to celebrate than with a giveaway?

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘:
↟ 3x winners will receive a $100 CAD Strange Tails gift card

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥:
↟ Follow us
↟ Like + save this post
↟ tag a friend in the comments (1 comment = 1 entry, unlimited entries)
↟ Share this post to your stories and be sure to tag us so we can see it!

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧:
This giveaway is open Internationally 🌐 This is not sponsored, endorsed, or associated with Instagram in any way.⁣

Ends Nov 3rd, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific time - winner drawn on Nov 4th. ⁣ Winner will be randomly selected and contacted by directly via DM. Please be aware of fake accounts - I will never message you from a different account and will not ask you for credit card information or to click on any links.

Photos by + .thecorgi!

28/10/2024

The cutest pumpkins in the patch! 🎃

Have you carved your pumpkin yet? We’re planning to carve ours on Tuesday or Wednesday night - mine is going to say LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. We’ll see if I can carve out all those letters 😂

23/10/2024

POV: your dog’s outfit perfectly matches the vibe 🍁🏔️🍂

Pinot is the perfect colour for fall, and that’s a hill that I’ll die on. Pictured here is Pinot x Clay! 🍷

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06/10/2024

Mark your calendars for 30-40% savings!

📆 Wednesday, October 9th at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern)

What is a mystery sale, you might ask?

Our mystery sale will feature a selection of pre-made products available for 30-40% off. These are products that we’ve collected through the year where we made the wrong colour combo, used the wrong hardware, or made an order twice. You’ll get to choose the length for leashes and the size for collars and handsfree adapters but the width/ hardware/ colours will be a surprise!

We will have 4/5/6ft lengths available for leashes, all sizes of handsfree adapters, and most but not all sizes available for collars. Since these items are premade there will be a limited quantity available - once they are sold out they will not restock. Last year some styles and sizes sold out very quickly. Items are not reserved in your cart, so I recommend acting fast if you’d like to snag something!

Pro tip - if there are any other products you’d like to purchase along with your mystery sale items, add these to your cart ahead of time so you can checkout as quickly as possible.

Please note: our website will be closed from 5:30-6:00pm Pacific on October 9th to prepare for the sale.

Who’s excited for our mystery sale?! 🙋‍♀️👀

📸: .thebreadloaf

04/10/2024

Weekend plans: do go chasing waterfalls ✅

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Hope everyone has a lovely weekend ahead! Fin and I are heading to our first agility trial after a couple months break. Whether you’re heading out on an adventure or cozying up at home, we hope it’s a good one! 💙
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01/10/2024

It’s October 1st - which means it’s officially spooky season 🦇

and what better way to celebrate than with this cute lil’ Halloween tote? These are limited edition and available now on our site!

🎃👻 Spooky Season 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀 🎃👻

𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄:
↟ 1x limited edition Halloween tote
↟ 1x $100CAD Strange Tails gift card

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑:
↟ Follow us
↟ Like + save this post
↟ tag a friend in the comments (1 comment = 1 entry, unlimited entries)
↟ Share this post to your stories and be sure to tag us so we can see it!

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓:
Ends Oct 4th, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific time. ⁣Winner will be randomly selected and contacted by directly via DM. Open internationally - shipping is the responsibility of the buyer.

🚨Please be aware of fake accounts - I will never message you from a different account and will not ask you for credit card information or to click on any links.

27/09/2024

In case you missed it - we just announced our latest ambassador team on our stories ✨

I wanted to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time out of their busy lives to apply to the program. It truly means a lot that there are so many of you out there who are interested in working with us in this capacity.

I spent countless hours over the past week reading through all the applications, looking at everyone’s profiles, and deliberating. It’s always an extremely difficult decision to narrow things down - especially when there are so many amazing accounts out there. I also feel like I have a personal connection with so many of you after chatting with you over DM or interacting via our posts, which makes the decision all the more difficult. I wish I didn’t have to choose, but that’s unfortunately not the reality with more than 330 applications.

Several of our former and current ambassadors are accounts who have applied to our searches more than once before being selected - so please know that there will be more opportunities to work together in the future.

As always - thank you all for being here and for being a part of our community! I spend a lot of my workday interacting with you guys on social media and via email - and I feel truly lucky to have such amazing customers and followers supporting us 💞

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10/09/2024

With the change of seasons almost upon us, it’s time to welcome some fresh faces onto our ambassador team!

𝐖𝐄’𝐑𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑:
↟ Content creators who can produce high quality photo and/ or engaging video content featuring your dog(s) and our gear!
↟ Dogs from all walks of life & all shapes and sizes. We love to showcase a variety of lifestyles from mountain peaks to city streets.
↟ PUBLIC dog-focused accounts who post regularly. No follower count required, but we want to see that you’re active and engaged with your community.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔’𝐋𝐋 𝐆𝐄𝐓:
↟ A $300 CAD welcome package with your choice of products.
↟ 35% discount for personal use.
↟ 10% discount to share with your your followers.
↟ Rewards program - store credit is gifted monthly based on code use and can be stacked on top of your personal discount code.
↟ Early access to new products to help us test and create content.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
↟ Post a minimum of x2 per month (photos, reels or tiktoks) and 1x per week on your stories featuring Strange Tails gear.
↟ Send us unedited videos + images for use on all of our social media platforms, website, and in printed promotional materials.
↟ Share new products, sales, giveaways, etc.
↟ Display your discount code in your bio or highlights.

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘:
↟ Make sure you are following us .
↟ Like this post, & share it to your stories (make sure to tag us so we can see it)!
↟ Fill out the form at the link in our bio.
↟ Tag some friends in the comments who you think might like to apply (optional)!

Ambassador search will run from Sept 10th - 17th, 2024. We will contact those selected for the program via DM. Six month term - open internationally.

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12/08/2024

the real life version of the mountain emoji ⛰️😍
the.vizsla.canada is sporting our collar + leash + handsfree adapter combo in lilac and seafoam ✨

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