The Happy Tails Flogger and Whip Website
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News and Changes
This is where we announce the most recent changes to our web site and the latest Happy Tails News. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first. We'll also post news of upcoming events, current hide buys, what we're up to, and etc. We update this page about once a fortnight, and the remaining pages on this site as needed.
As of August 2nd, 2010...
We hope you had a great 4th of July Holiday. We hope you are enjoying Summer!
We have very, very nice black elk in stock; we can do chocolate, but it's not as nice hides these days, the best were taken some time ago. I know, black sounds boring, but super-good leather is always worth having.
For 2010 we have overhauled this website, changing photos, descriptions, and updating prices and inventory. Celebrating our 14th year!
Just so you know, several other whip and flogger makers have stolen some of our photos on this website for their own use, so if you see something identical to ours on other makers' sites, you're being given the old bait and switch routine; also, be aware that not everything you see and read on the web is true these days. There is a lot of crap out there, and they want to hide that fact from you. Happy Tails has been on the web selling floggers and whips longer than the rest of the pack, and our gear is hard to beat on quality and value for price. Back in the "old" days getting a good flogger or whip was like doing a drug deal in a back alley, and cost an arm and a leg to get good stuff. Now you don't have to go through that hassle to get quality goods, and your hard-earned dollars go further.
We have beautiful ready-made floggers on hand, ready to ship; call, or drop us a note to inquire. If we don't answer the phone it means we're outside, so leave a message and we'll return your call.
As of July 2008 - We have moved! From California to Iowa. Yes, it is a long ways to move! We now usually ship Priority Mail, but we CAN do UPS, if you prefer. We still answer email promptly. Our new phone number is +1-563-823-8663,8am to 8pm in the Central Time Zone. Our wonderful leather sources haven't changed with this move, we left behind trained people to hand-choose our hides for us. Price has never been an issue with us, but quality of hide sure has been, and still is!
In an effort to fight the huge amount of spam we're getting at our order email account, we have eliminated all hyperlinks with email addresses on this website. You must now manually open an email window and write in our address to contact us. Our address is spelled out on every page, like it was before. If you're not web savvy, there are robot spiders out there that crawl the web harvesting email addresses for spam makers, from web sites like this one. We can't tighten our spam filters or we won't get your email! So this is the only solution. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes for you.
The Fancy Flogger page is a showcase of our high-plait handles, and mops and bashers. It is listed on the flogger menu page.
I am seeking: I am a handspinner of 21 years, and I'm looking for fibers these days. I will trade (give credit) for spinning fibers from the following list: Angora Rabbit fiber - Satin, French, English, and Giant breeds. Various colors. Mohair from Angora Goats, white or colored. Good Corriedale sheep's wool in various grays, white, black or moorit. Longwool is also sought, breed not important. Alpaca and Llama - colors and white. Mohair - colored and white. I want natural colors. All fibers must be clean, mostly free of debris, and in good condition, or already washed and carded. I am finicky and only want nice stuff for my spinning. I pay a fair price, I raised rabbits for years, and I know the work involved in producing good wool. Email me at TOAST AT FLOGGER DOT COM for more info. Please put something about "handspinning fibers" in the subject line, so I notice it.
IMsL 2007 was a great success! It was great to participate and help make it fun. Below is a photo of Alyscia from Dark Garden Corsets beside our IMsL booth. Photo by zeedeephoto.com
Feb 23rd 2007: This is the unveiling of our new CSS web site. We now have a new secure online communication system for customers who need utmost security. This has been a long time coming, and we hope you like the new web site as much as we do. We have always kept this web site simple because we maintain and change it ourselves. We are still doing that, but not in the old tables-based layouts of the past. Now we are CSS and XHTML based. This old dog is learning new tricks. Over time we will be redoing all the photos on these pages, as well.
Call us or drop us a note with your inquiry. We have plenty of leather on hand to create your ideal flogger with. If you order in-stock items before 1 pm pacific time zone, your order can ship the same day via UPS.
Let me also note, that July 2006 marked our tenth year making floggers! Yes, it doesn't seem that it's been that long to us, but it is true. We were local, SF Bay area artisans for 2 years before we went full-time and national. We weren't even named Happy Tails back then, until we ran a name contest on a large email list here. Back then, there was almost nothing about floggers on the internet, and .when we bought our first one, it fell apart the first time we used it. That is old history now, and you benefit from all of our experience when you order from us today.