Category Archives: Dog Play

Me & you & a dog named Boo…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by bighoneydog

You know, one of the greatest things about starting my blog is all the wonderful new friends I’ve made around the world…and in my own city too! Yup, especially when I have to keep moving to a new place and don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Life in Sydney | Tagged anti-dog attitudes, Callan Park, dog control in public, dog manners, good canine ambassador, Great Dane play, important of release word in dog training, off-leash Heel, Rozelle dog park, Sydney Inner West dog off-leash park | 49 Comments

Packing…AGAIN! & My ZhuZhu Pet!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by bighoneydog

(Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers & blog friends! ) Sigh. Here we go again… My human, Hsin-Yi, is awfully stressy now because she has started packing up everything for our big move to Sydney and the whole house … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Life in Newcastle, Moving Home, Muesli, My Humans | Tagged cat mischief, dog playing with ZhuZhu Pet, Great Dane packing & moving home | 64 Comments

A Season of Dune Delights…

Posted on October 8, 2011 by bighoneydog

Since my friend, Miyuki the Maremma Sheepdog and her human, Dr Renee the Holistic Vet, first introduced us to the wonderful Stockton Dunes – (where there is wide, open space until the horizon and doggies can run free!) - we’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Life in Newcastle | Tagged dog-friendly places near newcastle, dogs playing in sand dunes, great dane, Italian Maremma Sheepdog, Roar Kingdom, stockton sand dunes | 49 Comments

A visitor from overseas…for ME!

Posted on September 11, 2011 by bighoneydog

(* Sorry – I know this is a really looooong post – but I didn’t want to split things into Part 1 & Part 2 again! And don’t worry – Hsin-Yi helped me write this over many days so she only did … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., Life in Newcastle, Socialisation | Tagged dog socialisation in different environments, dogs at cafes, giant breed negatives, Great Dane playing football, Great Dane senior ageing, Honeysuckle Drive, how to approach dogs, nervous dogs, Newcastle Foreshore Park, puppy critical imprinting period | 46 Comments

Sneaking visits to Horseshoe Beach…

Posted on June 27, 2011 by bighoneydog

* A lot of the DWTDS dance teams still haven’t emailed me their postal addresses yet! Please don’t forget to do this soon, if you’d like me to send you a ‘Certificate of Pawticipation’ & a little goodie! My email … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Behaviour, Dog Health, Dog Play, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), General Dog Information, Life in Newcastle | Tagged dangers of playing with sticks, dogfriendly beach Newcastle, Great Dane playing fetch at the beach, Horseshoe Beach, managing dog meetings safely, newcastle beaches ban dogs, safe dog beaches, safe dog meetings, strange adult dog meetings | 39 Comments

Autumn days…and a Kitty ‘High-5′!

Posted on May 21, 2011 by bighoneydog

OK, I have a confession to make – you know those cute photos of me & Muesli sleeping together on my bed in my last post? That only really happened twice – and both times, it was because Hsin-Yi was … Continue reading →