Tag Archives: cornwall park

Return to the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’…Part 1: AUCKLAND

Posted on July 18, 2011 by bighoneydog

Kia Ora! As many of you know, I was born in New Zealand and lived in Auckland for almost all my life, until my family moved to Australia last year. I was so jealous when I heard that my humans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, General Dog Information, Holidays & Travel, Lemon, Life in Auckland, My Humans | Tagged Auckland top spots, Chocolate Boutique Parnell, cornwall park, dog parks Auckland, dogfriendly beaches Auckland, Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, New Zealand Maori legend, one tree hill, Tanuki's Cave, waiatarua reserve, Zarbo's Deli Cafe Newmarket | 35 Comments

Spring is here!

Posted on September 16, 2009 by bighoneydog

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This is one of my regular walks: Cornwall Park, one of the biggest parks in Auckland – and one of the most beautiful. It is also very unusual because it contains a working farm, with sheep, cows, chicken and more! … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Auckland | Tagged auckland, city, cornwall park, cows, daffodils, dog, farm, great dane, lambs, park, sheep, springs, walk | 45 Comments

Going for a walk…

Posted on August 3, 2009 by bighoneydog

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A while back, my blog friends Jackal, Dexter and the OP Pack posted videos of their daily walkies – and of course, Khyra ,does regular ‘Walking Wednesdays’ – so I thought I’d show you one of my walks too. I’m really lucky to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Life in Auckland | Tagged alpha, attention, auckland, beach, check chain, clicker, cornwall park, daily, distraction, dog, dog park, dog-friendly, earn, exercise, flip's top dog, focus, harness, head halter, heel, ignore, lead, leash, loose, lunge, manners, methods, newmarket, one tree hill, over-excited, pack leader, pee-mail, pull, Queen St, reward, sheep, socialisation, status, tools, train, training, viaduct harbour, waiatarua reserve, walk, walking | 37 Comments

Busy weekend…and ‘Run 4 Mums’

Posted on May 14, 2009 by bighoneydog

(sorry – this should have been posted earlier this week but was delayed because of the horrible incident – please see the last post for the reason!) Well! I had a very busy weekend – It started with me helping … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Equipment & Accessories, Dog Play, Dog Toys, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., Life in Auckland | Tagged auckland, autumn, ball, blog, charity, coat, cornwall park, dog, great dane, groom, grooming, hair, infertility, leaves, miscarriage, moult, Nurture Foundation for Reproductive Research, park, pregnancy, Run 4 Mums, Shore Rd Reserve, zoom groom | 25 Comments

Spring lambs!

Posted on October 29, 2008 by bighoneydog

My humans say that New Zealand is on the bottom side of the Earth so our seasons are opposite to the rest of the world…so although it is going to be Christmas soon, we’re now in Spring! And my humans have … Continue reading →