Category Archives: Dog-Friendly Places (NZ)

Return to the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’…Part 1: AUCKLAND

Posted on July 18, 2011 by bighoneydog

Kia Ora! As many of you know, I was born in New Zealand and lived in Auckland for almost all my life, until my family moved to Australia last year. I was so jealous when I heard that my humans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, General Dog Information, Holidays & Travel, Lemon, Life in Auckland, My Humans | Tagged Auckland top spots, Chocolate Boutique Parnell, cornwall park, dog parks Auckland, dogfriendly beaches Auckland, Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, New Zealand Maori legend, one tree hill, Tanuki's Cave, waiatarua reserve, Zarbo's Deli Cafe Newmarket | 35 Comments

Swimming Fail!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by bighoneydog

Remember when we first arrived in Newcastle and were staying in that B&B, I got very stinky and needed a Bath but of course, my humans couldn’t wash me in the B&B bathroom…so they took me to this place called … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Fun outings & activities..., Great Dane Information, Life in Auckland, Life in Newcastle, Socialisation | 45 Comments

Honey’s Health Scare (by Hsin-Yi)

Posted on March 25, 2010 by bighoneydog

I wasn’t sure whether to post about this but I’ve decided to share it as it may be useful to some other dog owners. So please excuse the long wordy post! Honey gave me a scare on Tue – I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Health, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), General Dog Information, Great Dane Information, Life in Auckland, Life in Brisbane | Tagged ageing, annual, auckland, bloat, Brisbane, dog park, exercise, great dane, heartworm, heat, injectable, injection, loss, muscle tone, muscle wastage, off-leash, panting, pet emergency, pet insurance, reaction, side-effect, stress, weight | 46 Comments

Vet Search Nightmare & The Truth About My Leg Ouchie

Posted on March 17, 2010 by bighoneydog

* So sorry – Hsin-Yi has a lot of writing deadlines at the moment and so has been too busy to help me visit my blog friends much! Will come round as soon as I can - promise! Well, you know … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Health, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Life in Brisbane | Tagged arthritis, bad, bedside manners, Brisbane, check-up, chondroitin, commercial, companies, dog, drug, examination, find, force, giant breeeds, glucosamine, good, great dane, heartworm, inflammation, injury, leg, limp, manufacturers, marketing, paw, pet, pet food, prevention, protection, Raw Diet, search, socialisation, symptoms, tendonitis, training, treats, vet | 44 Comments

The year that was…2009

Posted on January 6, 2010 by bighoneydog

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My blog friends, Jackson & Patrick the Chihuahuas, had the great idea of posting a slideshow of their year in review…so I thought I’d do something similar: So here it is – well, between dog dancing and agility, swimming lessons and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agility, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., Holidays & Travel, Lemon, Life in Auckland, Modelling, Moving Home, Pet Therapy Work | Tagged 2009, Agility, auckland, ball, beach, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), dancing, dog, great dane, magazines, Modelling, pet therapy, photography, play, portrait, puppy, Rachael Hale, review, Rotorua, sheep, swimming, training, tricks, walk, year | Leave a comment

Last dance in NZ…

Posted on December 4, 2009 by bighoneydog

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My human is crazily busy with preparing for our big move to Australia – so please forgive me if I can’t visit your blogs much in the next few weeks! Earlier this week, my human, Hsin-Yi, and I - together with the … Continue reading →