Category Archives: Socialisation

Life lessons, legless lizards and a few other things!

Posted on September 22, 2011 by bighoneydog

* The special software (Dragon Naturally Speaking)that can type for my human, Hsin-Yi, has finally arrived! She has put it in the computer machine and is now learning how to use it – and spending lots of time training it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behaviour & Play, Cat Training, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Life in Newcastle, Muesli, Socialisation | Tagged bad experiences, cat hunting behaviour, cat recall training, developing fear aggression, dog manners when meeting other dogs, Honeysuckle Precinct & waterfront Newcastle, meeting strange dogs, puppy manners, puppy socialisation, safe dog interactions, spoiling good tempermant | 39 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

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

More Muesli Milestones!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by bighoneydog

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Well, last Sunday marked 6 weeks since Muesli joined our family – gosh, we can’t believe it’s only such a short time – it already feels like she’s been with us since forever! She is about 14 weeks old now … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behaviour & Play, Cat Training, Life in Newcastle, Muesli, New Kitty Sister, Socialisation | Tagged cat harness training, kitten growth, kitten naughtiness, kitten socialisation, kitten toilet training, walking a cat on leash | 41 Comments

Muesli’s Progress Report: Week 4 (a bit late!)

Posted on March 31, 2011 by bighoneydog

Well, this was supposed to be posted on Monday because last Sunday marked 4 weeks since my new kitty sister, Muesli joined our family but Hsin-Yi was too busy (as usual!)…we’re now halfway into Week 5 already! Anyway, I suppose better … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behaviour & Play, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Lemon, Life in Newcastle, Muesli, New Kitty Sister, Socialisation | Tagged bath, cat nail clipping, cat training, control of resources, dominance issues, food motivation, free-feeding, Great Dane watch kitten play, harness, kitten socialisation, kitten toilet training, natural pet shampoo, operant conditioning, rank reduction programme, RSPCA vet Tighes Hill, washing cats | 45 Comments

A post just about ME! (Silly pet stores & silly vets…)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by bighoneydog

Before I get to my post today, I wanted to tell you about a couple of things: First, I was really sorry to have missed the big worldwide pet blogging event, Paws for Japan, to help the poor animals after that … Continue reading →