Category Archives: Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks)

Tricky T-Day (sort of!) & ‘Study Break Coordinator’

Posted on March 13, 2012 by bighoneydog

I was really inspired by this new trick my blog friends, Oreo & Chewy the Shelties were learning: “hugging” something to their chest with their front paws (you can check it out here) Well, except that I can’t sit up … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker Training & Tricks, Life in Sydney, My Humans, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged clicker training, rainy day games for dogs, teaching dog to pick up toys | 27 Comments

Tricky T-Day: Kitty Push-Ups!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by bighoneydog

Yay! Muesli is now a FOUR Trick Pony!! She can Sit, High-5, sit up in a Beg position (“Pretty“)…and she has just learnt a new trick: to lie DOWN! Hsin-Yi has been racking her brains on how to teach Muesli this … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Training, Clicker Training & Tricks, Life in Sydney, Muesli, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | 38 Comments

A home at last! …and a Tricky Evening…

Posted on November 12, 2011 by bighoneydog

Yay! Finally! We’ve got a home in Sydney! My humans finally found a little house that was in a nice area and wasn’t too old and broken and didn’t cost too much money paper to rent and the Agent Humans … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Training, Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Health, Fun outings & activities..., General Dog Information, Moving Home, Muesli, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | 56 Comments

My ‘Pet Resume’…and my Hallowe’en trick!

Posted on October 29, 2011 by bighoneydog

I wanted to thank everybody who left such lovely comments on my post about us trying to find a new home in Sydney! Thanks for all the great tips & helpful suggestions to tackle those anti-doggie Landlord Humans (in particular, … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker Training & Tricks, General Dog Information, Life in Newcastle, Moving Home, Socialisation, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged breaking trick into steps for teaching, capture action clicker training, Hallowe'en dog trick. contest, how to convince landlord to accept pets, pet resume for renting, rental agents reference for dog, renting with pets, teaching a dog to growl on command | 46 Comments

Honey & Muesli learning new tricks…together!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by bighoneydog

A few months ago, my blog friends in Malaysia, Christmas the Mini-Schnauzer and her puppies, Happy, Pinky & Jingle Bell learnt a really cool trick: to jump up into into their human’s arms! They showed a great video of how they learnt … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Training, Clicker Training & Tricks, Life in Newcastle, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged cat training, clicker training, cross paws, dog & cat tricks, Great Dane learning new tricks, high five, jump up into arms | 40 Comments

Tricky T-Day: ‘Bisou’!

Posted on April 14, 2011 by bighoneydog

Here is the French command I learnt for Lincoln the Great Dane’s “French Craze Contest“! Can you guess what the command was? It’s “bisou” – which means “KISS!” in French, of course! My human, Hsin-Yi, had to find an action which … Continue reading →