Tag Archives: clicker training

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

Let’s Boogie! Starting a new dance routine…

Posted on October 20, 2011 by bighoneydog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTIqd9pNxnw”

. Guess what? Me & my human, Hsin-Yi, have started working on a new dance routine! We usually try and do a new routine every year but we have been slacking a bit this year. Hsin-Yi has been a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Clicker Training & Tricks, Life in Newcastle | Tagged Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), clicker training, dog dancing training, early stages of new routine, Great Dane dancing, Happy Feet Boogie Wonderland, learning sequence of moves & tricks for canine freestyle routine | 41 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

Autumn days…and a Kitty ‘High-5′!

Posted on May 21, 2011 by bighoneydog

OK, I have a confession to make – you know those cute photos of me & Muesli sleeping together on my bed in my last post? That only really happened twice – and both times, it was because Hsin-Yi was … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Training, Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Behaviour, Dog Health, Dog Play, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), General Dog Information, Life in Newcastle, Muesli | Tagged cat training, cat tricks, clicker training, dog body language, dog deconditioning, dog park dangers, dog sleeping behaviour, giant breeds exercise in heat, Great Dane running, groups of dogs playing together, high-5, kitten training, Nesca Park Newcastle, paw tricks, Southern Hemisphere autumn, strange dogs mixing, sunset view, walking the dog | 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 →

Posted in Cat Training, Clicker Training & Tricks, Friends, Just For Fun, Life in Newcastle, Muesli, New Kitty Sister, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged bisou, blog contest, clicker training, great dane, kiss, kitten clicker training, learning a command in French, Neopolitan Mastiff cross, nose target, Sheffield, teaching dog to touch noses with human, The Full Monty | 35 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 →