Monthly Archives: July 2009

‘Paws 2 Music’ club & Going On Strike!!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by bighoneydog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qi4Zp6JH4o]

Last night, we went to practise with the ‘Serious Freestyle People’, a.k.a. the Paws 2 Music club who meet up every Thursday night at the NZKC Auckland Exhibition Centre in Ardmore, South Auckland. We don’t usually go because it takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Friends, Life in Auckland | Tagged Airedale, Auckland Exhibition Centre, Border Terrier, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), dance, dancing, dog, fade, food reward, great dane, heelwork to music, lure, NZKC, Poodle, practice, Sheltie, Sibord, training, treat | 27 Comments

My TV debut…!

Posted on July 14, 2009 by bighoneydog

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UPDATE: the TV people have sent me a video of the show! Scroll down to the bottom of the post to watch the clip… Wow – I had a very exciting day today! My human, Hsin-Yi, took me to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Life in Auckland, Modelling/Pet Photography, Socialisation | Tagged Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), dance, dancing, dog, great dane, honey, kids, show, studio, studio 2, tv, tvnz | 44 Comments

Am going to be on TV! (+ Hsin-Yi’s Scary Face)

Posted on July 13, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Gosh, just when I thought I’d finished telling you about my busy year…here is more excitement! Last Friday, my humans got a phone call from a lady who works for the TV Box – she said she makes a show … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Behaviour, Life in Auckland | Tagged bloat, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), carpet, dinner, dog dancing, dogs with blogs, great dane, studio 2, tantrum, trouble, tv, zoomies | 34 Comments

Flashback Friday (my busy year!)

Posted on July 10, 2009 by bighoneydog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpCzH9In3kU]

I’ve been tagged by my blog friend, Mango the Mastiff, to play a game and the rules are: 1) Post a link to your blog entry from one year ago. 2) Tell us what was happening then. 3) Post photos of significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Health, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Holidays & Travel, Lemon, Life in Auckland, Modelling/Pet Photography, Moving Home, Pet Therapy Work | Tagged auckland, auckland highland games, back, beach, Bethells, burlesque, cafe practice, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), dancing, dog-friendly, flashback, holiday, Lemon, magazine, Mission Bay, Moving Home, newspaper, Ombre, open home, Paul, photoshoot, Rachael Hale, Rothesay Bay, Rotorua, shayiska trophy, swim, therapy visit, vet, waterfront | 33 Comments

My “Bed” trick

Posted on July 8, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Sorry, here is my ‘Tricky T-Day’ a bit late! (for Tuesday or a bit early, if you count Thursday! ) OK, first, here’s some video my human got of me today when she was bored with her work - here I am showing off some of my tricks…aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker Training & Tricks, Life in Auckland, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged bed, clicker training, command, dog, great dane, teach, training, tricks, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | 30 Comments

Paul’s Birthday Surprise

Posted on July 5, 2009 by bighoneydog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS6Kl92Vr80]

Yesterday was my human, Paul’s birthday! Every year for his birthday, Hsin-Yi likes to plan a surprise and she always tries to think of something different that people don’t usually do for birthdays. One year, she took him to drive a ‘Monster Truck’… … Continue reading →