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Playdate with Cookie & Cinnamon – and Tips for Safe Doggie Meetings

Posted on June 10, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Last weekend was very special and exciting because I got to meet my blog friends, Cookie & Cinnamon the Beagles, in person!! In fact, we actually used to live quite close to each other – when Cookie was still an “only … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, General Dog Information, Life in Auckland | Tagged beagle, blog, defensive, dog, fear aggression, great dane, greeting, hoopla, hula-hoop, leash, meeting, off-leash, park, play, puppy, safe, socialisation, strange, training, treats | 35 Comments

Treats for training – what do you use?

Posted on June 7, 2009 by bighoneydog

As you know, my human, Hsin-Yi, really enjoys doing training with me – which is great because us dogs love having a “job” to do, where we can use our minds and natural skills – and so we don’t go looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), General Dog Information, Life in Auckland | Tagged blog, dog, fat, food, food-motivated, great dane, liver, obese, play, positive reinforcement, recipe, reward, sausage, toy, train, training, treats, work | 41 Comments

New dance moves…and new playmate!

Posted on June 4, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Guess what? My human, Hsin-Yi, and I are going to a dancing competition in July!! And Hsin-Yi has decided to try and make a new Canine Freestyle routine for the competition because she didn’t like the last one we did at … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Life in Auckland | Tagged blog, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), choreography, dancing, dog, great dane, heelwork to music, Labrador, moves, play, practice, routine, Shore Road Reserve, target stick, training, trick | 33 Comments

Yay! I can swim!!!!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by bighoneydog

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OK, so I’m – ahem – not exactly a water dog. In fact, most of us Danes aren’t that keen on the wet stuff (other than my blog friend, Waldo - God knows what his humans are feeding him! ) I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Great Dane Information, Life in Auckland | Tagged beach, blog, dog, great dane, sea, swim, training, water | 44 Comments

New Therapy visits…and NZ MAF Detector Dogs

Posted on May 30, 2009 by bighoneydog

You might be wondering why I haven’t talked about my Therapy work for a while…well, we stopped doing visits at the end of last year when my humans thought we were doing the “moving overseas” thing…and then with Hsin-Yi’s father getting very … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, General Dog Information, Life in Auckland, Pet Therapy Work | Tagged abuse, active, beagle, biosecurity, blog, care, children, detector dog, dog, drive, drugs, food, great dane, illegal, maf, Ministry of Agricultre and Forestry, new zealand, outreach therapy pets, passive, Pet Therapy Work, plants, protection, sniffer dog, therapy dog, therapy visit, training | 30 Comments

My Mummy & Daddy…

Posted on May 27, 2009 by bighoneydog

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A while back, some of my blog friends, like Niamh and Daphne & Pruett, were posting about their mummies and daddies – so I thought I’d tell you all about mine too! My Mummy and Daddy both lived with my wonderful breeders, Kim … Continue reading →