Monthly Archives: April 2010

A Visitor from NZ & Learning the ‘Blanket’ Trick

Posted on April 30, 2010 by bighoneydog

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Well, I was hoping to post about this trick for Tricky T-Day yesterday but I’m ashamed to say – I STILL haven’t managed to learn it yet! OK, us Danes can be a bit – um, slow – hee! hee! … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Clicker Training & Tricks, Fun outings & activities..., Life in Auckland, Life in Brisbane, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged blanket, Brisbane, Camp Tailwaggers, clicker, cover, dancing, dog, great dane, mouth, paw, Pawdance Film Festival, pull, Richard Curtis, river, training, tricks, visitor, walk | 30 Comments

Possum Adventures in the City Botanic Gardens

Posted on April 27, 2010 by bighoneydog

I had an exciting adventure the other day when my humans took me for a night walk in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens. Because it is still often very hot here in the daytime, my humans usually walk me just … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Life in Brisbane | Tagged australia, Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, dog, fauna, great dane, night, park, possum, protected, river, walk | 34 Comments

My Rachael Hale photos…

Posted on April 23, 2010 by bighoneydog

Some of you may remember that last year back in Auckland, I was very excited to be asked by Rachael Hale to model for her latest book, Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats. Rachael is a Camera Human who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Life in Auckland, Modelling | Tagged book, dogs, great dane, group, model, photography, pose, Rachael Hale, variety, Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats | 38 Comments

Wheelie Chair Game & ‘Paws Up’ trick

Posted on April 20, 2010 by bighoneydog

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This post is dedicated to my blog friend, Moose the Labradane, who lives in a faraway place called Florida! A while back, my friend Moose played a really cool game with his human on her wheelie chair. It looked such … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Toys, Just For Fun, Life in Brisbane, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged clicker training, fun, game, instructions, learn, paw, pull, say your prayers, target, teach, trick, tug, up, wheelie chair | 26 Comments

A Beach Romance…

Posted on April 18, 2010 by bighoneydog

Oh, thank you so much everybody for your lovely comments in my last post! Hsin-Yi really appreciates them! Of course, we understand how busy everybody is and don’t expect you to always comment on every post! But I was just worried … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Behaviour, Dog Play, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane | Tagged beach, breed, confident, Dobermann Pinscher, dogs, friends, great dane, Nudgee, play, playmate, running, size, sociable, type | 35 Comments

Happy Birthday to Hsin-Yi!

Posted on April 16, 2010 by bighoneydog

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It was my human, Hsin-Yi’s birthday this week – she says she feels very old now because she is now 36 and that was always the faraway number in her head that she never thought she would get to! Well, … Continue reading →