Tag Archives: australia

Birthday Playdate with Lupe!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by bighoneydog

Last weekend, my friend Lupe the blue Dane, invited me over to his local park for a playdate! Since it happened to be my birthday too last weekend, it was the perfect treat! The park we went to is called … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Life in Brisbane | Tagged australia, cool dog down, dog rolling in poo, dog walk, dog-friendly places Brisbane, dogs over-heating, great dane, Oxley Common | 28 Comments

My Byron Bay Holiday!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by bighoneydog

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Last weekend – as a special treat for Paul’s birthday – my humans took me to a wonderful place! It is called Byron Bay and you have to drive south from Brisbane for 2 hours in the car machine to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Behaviour, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Holidays & Travel, Life in Brisbane, Problem Behaviours | Tagged australia, Belongil Beach, Byron Bay, dog-friendly, dog-friendly beach, dog-friendly cafe, Fresh, Gillies Cottage, great dane, Hinterlands, holiday, NSW, pet-friendly, pet-friendly accommodation, resource guarding, Seven Mile Beach, Treehouse on Belongil | 47 Comments

Richard Curtis ‘Doggie Dancing’ Weekend @ Camp Tailwaggers!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by bighoneydog

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Ooh, I was so excited last weekend when I got to meet the famous Richard Curtis (www.k9freestyle.co.uk) who is one of the the top Canine Freestyle / Heelwork to Music trainers from the faraway place called England. We were very lucky because Richard … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane | Tagged attention, australia, Belgian, border collie, Border Terrier, Camp Tailwaggers, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Cavalier, Dalmation, dance, dancing, dog, dog-friendly accommodation, focus, games, german shepherd, German Shorhaired Pointer, golden retriever, great dane, Heeling, heelwork to music, instructor, Malamute, Malinois, Old English Sheepdog, Poodle, positions, reliability, Richard Curtis, Tibetan Spaniel, trainer, training, tricks, UK, weekend, workshop | 48 Comments

Possum Adventures in the City Botanic Gardens

Posted on April 27, 2010 by bighoneydog

I had an exciting adventure the other day when my humans took me for a night walk in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens. Because it is still often very hot here in the daytime, my humans usually walk me just … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Life in Brisbane | Tagged australia, Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, dog, fauna, great dane, night, park, possum, protected, river, walk | 34 Comments

Creatures of the Night…

Posted on March 6, 2010 by bighoneydog

Australia is famous for lots of strange furries with pockets on their tummies and scary scalies and weird creepy-crawlies…and a lot of them seem to come out at night! Because it’s been so hot, my humans have had to take me on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Brisbane, Socialisation | Tagged animals, australia, bat, creatures, creepy-crawlies, dog, flying fox, great dane, Huntsman, lizard, new zealand, night, pest, possum, protected, spider | Leave a comment

Farewell Auckland!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by bighoneydog

Yay! My humans have found a dog-friendly house in Brisbane so I can go and join them!! They have been running around like maniacs since arriving in Australia last week - looking, looking, looking all day at so many houses… It … Continue reading →