Tag Archives: Dog Training

Ask Honey! #9 – How to stop puppy mouthing & Using corrections in training

Posted on June 3, 2011 by bighoneydog

As some of you may know, we get dozens of emails every week (sometimes several a day!) asking us for dog training & behaviour advice. I used to try and answer every one of these individually but was just getting snowed under and struggling … Continue reading →

Posted in "Ask Honey", Dog Behaviour, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), General Dog Information, Great Dane Information, Problem Behaviours | Tagged building a strong bond with your dog, combining training methods, correction-based training, dog growth, Dog Training, interrupt problem behaviour, positive only training, puppy mouthing, puppy nipping, purely positive training, reward-based training, risks of using correction in training, teaching bite inhibition, using correction in training, using deterrent, verbal correction | 21 Comments

Meeting my new pet-minder & visiting ‘Club Deb’!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by bighoneydog

My humans have been a bit worried about what happens when they need to go away – because they will have to go on quite a few trips later in the year – so who is going to look after … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Holidays & Travel, Life in Newcastle | Tagged authority, cat, dog size Vs dog personality, Dog Training, dog-minding, dogs testing humans, Don't Fret Pet, earn respect, great dane, handling large, holiday, Newcastle, pet boarding, pet-minder, powerful dogs, small dogs and big dogs, special needs | 48 Comments

Newcastle Farmers Market & Visitors for Tea…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by bighoneydog

Yay! Our computer machine is back and it is not sickie anymore! In fact, it has a new heart and brains and everything and looks all new & shiny and it’s got a new name, too - called “Windows 7″. Hsin-Yi … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Life in Newcastle, My Humans | Tagged coffee table, dog cookies, Dog Training, dogfriendly B&B Newcastle NSW, everyday dog manners, Go to Bed command, gourmet dog biscuits & treats, Great Dane eating cookies, Leave It command, Newcastle City Farmers & Makers Market, olive oil soap, organic soaps, slobber, Venus Fly-Trap, visitors | 31 Comments

These paws were made for walkin’ …

Posted on February 2, 2011 by bighoneydog

* ETA: Thank you everybody for your messages about Cyclone Yasi – we really appreciate your concern! Don’t worry – we are very lucky because Newcastle is much, much further south than where the cyclone is going to hit (North … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Life in Newcastle, Problem Behaviours | Tagged attention-walking, barking, barrier aggression, casual walk command, Civic Park Newcastle, dog solitary isolation cruelty, Dog Training, fence aggression, flip's top dog, heel, ignore distractions, loose-leash walking, lunging, Newcastle City Hall, outside dog, problem behaviours, pulling on leash, rush fences | 36 Comments

RSPCA Demo Team display!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by bighoneydog

Well, we did it! With only 3 weeks to prepare, practise and put our routines together, we doggies did a wonderful job at our 1st display as the RSPCA Queensland Demo Team and our humans were so proud of us! OK – … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane | Tagged black Labrador, Bull Arab, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), disc dog, display team, dog dancing, dog obedience, Dog Training, drills, great dane, group routines, RSPCA Animal Training Centre Brisbane, RSPCA Queensland Demo Team, Schoodle, tricks | 28 Comments

A Class Field Trip with Fish N Chips!

Posted on December 15, 2010 by bighoneydog

Because there aren’t so many nice parks and reserves to walk in here in Brisbane, my humans have had to find other places to take me for my daily walks, especially as Hsin-Yi doesn’t like to walk me in the same … Continue reading →