Category Archives: Problem Behaviours

These paws were made for walkin’ …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bighoneydog

* ETA: Thank you everybody for your messages about Cyclone Yasi – we really appreciate your concern! Don’t worry – we are very lucky because Newcastle is much, much further south than where the cyclone is going to hit (North … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Life in Newcastle, Problem Behaviours | Tagged attention-walking, barking, barrier aggression, casual walk command, Civic Park Newcastle, dog solitary isolation cruelty, Dog Training, fence aggression, flip's top dog, heel, ignore distractions, loose-leash walking, lunging, Newcastle City Hall, outside dog, problem behaviours, pulling on leash, rush fences | 36 Comments

Ask Honey! #7 – How do I teach my dog to greet visitors calmly at the front door?

Posted on December 12, 2010 by bighoneydog

This week, our ‘Ask Honey’ question is from another of our regular readers – Kirsten & Zeppelin, a lovely 1yr old Harlequin Great Dane: “I first want to start off by saying thank-you so much for all the time and effort you … Continue reading →

Posted in "Ask Honey", Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Problem Behaviours | Tagged calm greeting, clicker training, Dog Training, door manners, front door, go to bed, guests, mat command, over-excited, polite greeting, release word, Sit Stay, visitors | 24 Comments

Ask Honey! #6 – ‘Dominance’, Marking & OCD Behaviours

Posted on November 30, 2010 by bighoneydog

* So sorry that we have not done a ‘Ask Honey!’ post in a while – things are just getting so hectic with work deadlines & preparing for our move to Newcastle that I don’t really have the time to … Continue reading →

Posted in "Ask Honey", Dog Behaviour, General Dog Information, Problem Behaviours | Tagged attention-seeking, cock leg, displacement behaviour, dominance myth, dominant dog, female dog, licking, male dogs, marking behaviour, nervous habit, obsessive compulsive, OCD, rank reduction programme, submissive, toilet-training | 18 Comments

NaNoWriMo, My New Chinese Collar & Barking Mad!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by bighoneydog

A lot of you know that my human, Hsin-Yi, is a freelance writer – she writes articles for magazines and she specialises in stories about doggies for pet magazines. Well, her real dream is to be a book writer – an … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Equipment & Accessories, Life in Brisbane, My Humans, Problem Behaviours | Tagged abandoned dogs, aggression, Around the Hounds, barking problem, dog satin collar, howling, martingale collar, NaNoWriMo, neighbours, outside dogs, rescue, RSPCA Queensland | 36 Comments

Howlawe’en TV Special & ‘Draw the Dog’

Posted on November 1, 2010 by bighoneydog

Lots of my doggie blog friends in the faraway places called America and Canada celebrate a special holiday called Hallowe’en where they seem to dress up in silly costumes and dig holes in pumpkins to make funny faces… We don’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Modelling/Pet Photography, Problem Behaviours, Socialisation | Tagged blow-up toy, Brisbane RSPCA Animal Training Centre, Channel 10 News, dog cartoons, dogs for adoption, Draw the Dog, fearful dog, great dane, Halloween TV special, loud noises, reassurance, rescue dogs, RSPCA Queensland Animal Shelter, socialisation, thunder storm | 29 Comments

Ask Honey #5: Training tips for good Recall

Posted on October 27, 2010 by bighoneydog

So sorry for the long delay in answering this question – I know Nova and her human have been waiting for over 2 months! But I like to answer questions as comprehensively as I can and in this case, I … Continue reading →