Run Amuck K9 Equipment

19/08/2023

Hey all, I can see message notifications coming in but my phone app won’t let me see the actual messages. I’ll respond to y’all this evening at my computer (unless Facebook fixes whatever is going on before then). ♥️♥️♥️

18/08/2023

15/08/2023

15/08/2023

Ok, we gave up on Facebook - who put the original version of this post in Facebook Jail after you all blew it up with your comments and shares. So rather than responding to questions by DM individually we're going to post a slightly abridged version here.

Last year we stopped making leashes because doing so was making Tara's already messed up hands, more messed up. But when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade, or in our case, you have amazing friends who step up with lemons, sugar and ice.

Our sweet girl PADS Cadence will be hanging up her blue vest for the last time in mid September when she goes for neck surgery. Our girl has not been herself for quite some time but it's taken over $10K in diagnostics, physical therapy and treatment to finally get to a place of answers and the answer is retirement and surgery. Not only do we still owe much of the cost to date, we need to come up with another ~$8K before early September.

It seems impossible, right now, but this girl has worked so very hard for me all these years and for all those around her. When she's not in pain she's still so happy, fit and young - she deserves to enjoy a beautiful retirement of rest and grass rollies.

Our amazing friends have offered to help us with the hard hand stuff to make one last fire sale of leashes to help our girl get the care she needs.

There are 50 spots (which is what can be reasonably produced between now and early September) once they are filled this post will be updated. Note: If there is interest in more and you're willing to wait until early October, let us know when you message and we might be able to do more.

$30 - A 6' or shorter leash
$50 - A 6' or longer leash (regular, handsfree or longline)

If you'd like a leash, please follow these steps:
1. Send us a direct message telling us how many of each leash option you want.
2. We'll message you the total along with our email for eTransfer
3. Once payment is received you will receive an order form to tell us which pattern and wrap colour you want.

Shipping is extra (if it's needed we'll message you with options once your leash is completed) or they can be picked up from either Burnaby or North Delta.

Thank you in advance and thank you for all the orders to date - we're so incredibly grateful for all of you.

14/08/2023

You all broke the internet. Our post was flagged as spam because there was too much activity on it. We appealed the removal - so hopefully it will reappear momentarily.

You're still welcome to order a leash in support of Cadey's surgery by sending us a direct message - there are a few spots left.

06/05/2022

Run aMuck has a brand new su-paw-visor!!

Meet Finch (you can find more of him over at .fox.finch) our new mascot.

He’s a Vulpine Spitz puppy and part of an exciting breed breed development project.

We also have some exciting things in the works for runamuck.

In the meantime we’re accepting orders, just doing so manually (send us a dm!) as we’ve lost a lot of love for Etsy of late and aren’t sure we’ll be returning to the platform and looking at our options!!

23/04/2022

We love the earth, sweet Copper and happy customers. 💚

So proud to make a product that supports all three.

20/04/2022

Hey all, we are absolutely floored by the response to our sale last night - and so very grateful for all the love! To make things easier for folks that are still shopping, we've created an "available" items album here. If you're still shopping this is where you can see items that are still available. We have a few more items that we'll be throwing into the album over the next few days.

20/04/2022

Our premade items are posted!

💙 Comment on the item you would like - claims will be by time stamp!
💙 Prices are listed on each photo

Active PADS Volunteers and Clients receive 25% off the posted prices. Message me with the numbers (bottom right of each photo) when you have finished shopping and I'll send you the total. Payment can be made by etransfer, paypal or cash.

Pickup in Burnaby or North Delta or shipped at cost.

Happy Shopping!

UPDATE: To see what is still available visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=runamuckk9&set=a.1559852151096301

20/04/2022

💙💙 Premade Sale starts at 7pm TONIGHT!! 💙💙

We're so excited that every piece of leftover rope and paracord scrap in our shop is now made into a useful, durable and beautiful piece of Runamuck dog gear. We hope you're gonna love the unique colours and wraps that we've never shared before (and the reappearance of some final items of in rope that's discontinued). We've also incorporated some lovely hardware.

💙 Check out our Instagram highlight reel to see a preview and be here at 7pm to check out how it works and all the details. 💙

https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTMyNTU3OTIzMTM2MTk4?story_media_id=2816628847318099894&igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Happy Shopping - and in gratitude for your kindness, here are some photos of the soon to be new Runamuck Puppy and their littermates.

14/04/2022

Hey friends, on a MUCH happier note - we have NEWS!! Our Run Amuck family will be growing by one smol floof at the end of the month!!

In honour of this new addition (& because of him - puppies need kibs and vaccines and puppy classes!) we have a premade sale coming up.

If you've been waiting for us to reopen, this will at least give you the opportunity to get your hands on some leashes. The bonus is they are all made out of our "off cuts" bin - which contains some long ago retired patterns or ropes that have never been available (because they were shorter lengths that we couldn't post inventory for)and some paracord colours and patterns never before seen.

Mark your calendars for TUESDAY, APRIL 19 at 7PM.

Here is sneak peak at the "short list" for new Floof (we don't know which pup yet) and some of the Run aMuck gear that will be posted. We'll also be posting previews to our stories over the next few days.

**Also, I'm not even letting my own family call dibs on anything before Tuesday so no sending me DM's or commenting asking me to hold or pull things - Tuesday at 7PM PST**

14/04/2022

Hey all, you may have read about the this week.

This is a tough one for me, I’ve loved Etsy and shouted their merits to the rooftops until recently.

Many of you — from around the globe — became customers of mine because you found me there, so the whole thing makes me very sad.

But 30%increase in fees is ludicrous when the company is posting record profits. Makers compete (often unsuccessfully) against Amazon so profit margins are often slim.

Unrelated to the strike or fees I’ve spent the last several weeks trying to regain access to my account and store in vain, I can’t login, can’t pull my payments into my bank account, emails to support have gone unanswered. Which means I can’t even reopen.

“Fortunately” it was on vacation mode so at least no orders were in limbo, but the combo of fee hikes and abysmal support/service leaves me wondering where Runamuck will be calling home online.

If you feel compelled to support makers like me, I’d ask that you sign this petition and not purchase on Etsy this week.

https://www.coworker.org/petitions/cancel-the-fee-increase-work-with-sellers-not-against-us

Etsy was founded with a vision of "keeping commerce human" by "democratizing access to entrepreneurship." As a result, people who have been marginalized in traditional retail economies -- women, people of color, LGBTQ people, neurodivergent people, etc. -- make up a significant proportion of Etsy's....

22/03/2022

And the winner is!!

21/03/2022

Hey all, Okay, we have our suggestions and they are all lovely! SO IT IS TIME TO VOTE. To vote, react to this post using the react function (not in the comments or on the individual photos) with the following:

👍 (like): PADS Copper
❤️ (love): Eowyn
🥰 (care): Marvel
🤣 (laugh): Mulligan
🤩 (wow): Quinn
🥲 (sad*): PADS Breeding Dog Sierra II

*not sad at all just needed one more voting button because silly FB took away polls!!

Check out the photos to hear why they were nominated! Voting closes in 24 hrs (6:30PM tomorrow)

20/03/2022

Hey friends, we know we've gone dark over here. We took some long overdue time off and returned to discover that porch pirates are real (and apparently steal from both ends of the delivery chain) so we wound up making a bunch of orders twice - which if we're frank is a bit of a gut punch (don't worry insurance pays for it, it's just makes us sad when our people have to wait!).

NOW we're currently waiting on a hardware restock before we reopen BUT we're making up a bunch of premades with all the random and beautiful rope ends and eclectic hardware we've accumulated for a flash sale of premade leashes - there will be some super cute one of a kind leashes in ropes you've never seen!!

AND on the topic of rope you've never seen - check out what we scored off our "climbing rope" marketplace alert this week!

This glorious purple, cranberry and turquoise beauty needs a name - remember it has to be the name of an active puppy-in-training or a graduate/retired PADS dog.

Submit your suggestions (and why you are suggesting it) in the comments below or on our story.

22/01/2022

Hi all, As I'm looking at moving forward one of the things I want to do is move to a single primary finish for all leashes/collars. I will still allow folks to special order other options, but I'm curious what everyone's favourite is for hardware on leashes/collars.

For education purposes:
Stainless is the only option that keeps its finish over over time and won't discolour your dog's coat (which is important now that we're making collars) but seems to have waned in popularity.

Black has a fun modern look and has been our go to for a long time when gunmetal got retired by most suppliers. The downside is the black will wear over time and reveal the metal under the coating (which some people like). Please complete the attached poll (and feel free to comment if you have thoughts).

https://forms.gle/1fJAxsEMaBqbkDUv6

21/01/2022

The only thing we miss more than making leashes every night is the snuggles this one brings while we’re making leashes.

It’s been a tough season, a good one but a tough one. Full of challenges and joy.

We finished some beautiful customs and this set of beautiful leashes for the Camp Fircom Litter. It’s a neat rope we found recently that had a wonderful Camp vibe. We’re going to name it after Pacific Assistance Dogs newest breeding girl .

Be well friends ♥️

17/11/2021

We loved these fall colours!! A leash and extra long longline for our friend Kristy in Calgary. is a very lucky puppy! ❤️❤️❤️

💚 with brown Cadence wrap

🤎 with black Cadence wrap

17/11/2021

These two beautiful leashes with traffic handles recently headed out to our customer Caitlyn in California!!

💞 with cranberry, orange and lavender Maya wrap

🧡 with grey and lime Gaia wrap

16/11/2021

What better way to kick off our recent creations than with photos of the most adorable recipients EVER.

This is Loki, Captain and Scarlet from the — they are beyond adorable and we can’t wait to see them wearing their Stories Litter ID collars.

15/11/2021

Hey all, I realised I’m really overdue for giving everyone a shop update.

My day job has been incredible demanding time wise of late. So what started as a short term store closure — because we got so many orders, we wanted to ensure we could meet delivery timelines—has turned out to be much longer than expected.

Partly we needed to make some updates to the store (we’ve sold out of many ropes and have a few new ones).

We also have a bunch of needs (and some gifts for special friends) to complete before we can feel good reopening, given our limited “making” hours.

Moving forward we may change how we manage the store, stocking some ready to purchase items and only allowing a certain number of customs at a time.

TL:DR: we REALLY appreciate your patience and your love of our products and we’re trying to find a way to manage supply and demand while continuing to provide awesome customer service.

This human only has one set of hands and as you can see, miss Cadey is really no help!

Stay tuned, over the next week we’ll share some of the beautiful things we’ve built over the past few months.

13/10/2021

We love when customers make special requests and it means learning something new!!

This is a brand new wrap pattern for us, requested by our friend Emily. We absolutely love how it turned out… both in appearance, but more importantly how it feels in your hand.

PS - we’re going to name it the Acorn wrap after Em’s first pup. The second leash is for Acorn himself (we had an order for him as well) so we took the opportunity to try a different colour combo.

Let us know what you think of this new look.

PS like any new product or wrap we’re going to watch these first few prototypes for a bit to see how it holds up. ♥️

03/10/2021

The Olympic Medalists are off with the most Olympic colours I could muster!!

Go for gold little ones!!

03/10/2021

We’ve finally solved our adjustable collar problem with hardware that meets our desire for high end reliability/safety.

This is the first prototype of the:

↪️ “Hex” Adjustable Collar ↩️

It has a lightweight and sturdy aluminium quick release on an adjustable biothane slide. Secured with matching Chicago screws and a slide (for several inches of growing room).

Let us know what you think!!

Named for our beta tester .hex we’re going to let him put it through the wringer for a bit before we list them for sale.

Let us know what you think.

30/08/2021

Hi all, We're thrilled to share that the store has reopened after our summer break. But we're also here to share some more good news. As many of you know we never set out to be a K9 Equipment company... we started because we love Pacific Assistance Dogs and all they do. We started making our upcycled leashes so that each one of their puppies would start their training with great equipment...and as it turns out people loved them!

Each summer PADS runs a fundraiser called - and PADS Cadence & I are participating...she is making sure that I move every single day. But now we're gonna stop moving and start leash making.

It's been a tough year for fundraising friends - last year at this time we'd raised over $3K and as of today we've hit $1200. Run aMuck is gonna help us meet last year's total.

💙💛💙💛 Order any of our products between now & midnight on the 31st of August and 100% of the proceeds from your purchase will go to PADS. 💛💙💛💙

If you need a leash or collar... now is the time! And if you don't need a leash or collar please consider making a donation to our page.

If you're local to the lower mainland and can pickup in North Delta (or if you're a PADS volunteer and want your leash delivered to the food shed) enter HECKTHAT in the promocode to waive shipping fees.

To order a leash go to: www.runamuckk9.com
To make a donation go to: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/TaraKDK

**Note because we only have one "maker" if orders exceed what we can produce within our delivery window the store will be closed until all orders are filled**

Help Tara Doherty raise money to support Pacific Assistance Dogs

21/06/2021

Leash-making is always fun, but infinitely better at the lake!! These leashes are destined for the adorable mister Blake vehicle litter.
♥️💜💙💚🖤🧡💛🤎

would like you to know that the water is as delightful as it looks!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

20/06/2021

3’ training leashes in and with swivel carabiners for the lovely Advanced Dogs💙💙💙

19/06/2021

A special gift for a very special doggo!!

The last of our with black wraps became this stunning 3’ traffic lead and biothane buckle collar.

Little extra touch is a knotty knot on the handle that can be tightened to keep it from falling off the human’s wrist.