Tag Archives: Dog Training

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 →

Posted in "Ask Honey", Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Problem Behaviours | Tagged calm greeting, clicker training, Dog Training, door manners, front door, go to bed, guests, mat command, over-excited, polite greeting, release word, Sit Stay, visitors | 24 Comments

Monday nights…

Posted on November 9, 2010 by bighoneydog

My Monday nights for the past couple of months have been very busy. Well, you know that even though I’m already good at all my basic training, my human, Hsin-Yi, thinks it’s still nice to keep going to classes once a … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Socialisation | Tagged Dog Training, fun tricks, great dane, human agility, Metro Dog Obedience Club Brisbane, pair tricks, regular training, RSPCA Queensland Animal Training Centre, Schnoodle, training classes | 31 Comments

Ask Honey! #4 – How can I help my fearful dog?

Posted on September 25, 2010 by bighoneydog

We interrupt our ‘holiday posts’ with this ‘Ask Honey’ post as I was supposed to do this before we went away but I just didn’t have the time to write it. So apologies to Katy for the delay and I hope … Continue reading →

Posted in "Ask Honey", Dog Behaviour, Problem Behaviours | Tagged alternative behaviour, conditioning, desensitisation, distraction, Dog Training, fear aggression, fear behaviour, fearful dog, imprinting period, nervous dog, problem behaviour, scared dog, socialisation | 19 Comments

My new Rally-O & Tricks class!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by bighoneydog

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I’ve started a new class at the RSPCA Brisbane Animal Training Centre! You remember I was in the Dog Sport Prep class which helps beginner doggies learn about Agility & Flyball but I had to stop that class because of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Rally-O | Tagged ball skills, Brisbane, class, clicker training, distractions, Dog Training, Down Stay, Out-Of-Sight Stay, Rally-O, recall, RSPCA Queensland Animal Training Centre, Sit Stay, Stand Stay, tricks | 30 Comments

Holiday with the pet-sitter! (And meeting Dr Ian Dunbar!)

Posted on February 16, 2010 by bighoneydog

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Hello everyone – I’m back! My human, Hsin-Yi, came back yesterday from her seminars in Auckland with a very special, wise human called Dr Ian Dunbar, who is one of the most famous dog trainers and veterinary behaviourists in the world. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, General Dog Information, Great Dane Information, Life in Brisbane | Tagged auckland, behaviour, behaviourist, Border Terrier, Brisbane, canine, conference, cope, Dog Star Daily, dog trainer, Dog Training, dog-sitter, Dr Ian Dunbar, great dane, kennel, new experience, pet shop, pet store, pet-sitter, Puppy Shack, seminar, socialisation, strange, stress, veterinary, workshop | Leave a comment

My ‘model’ human…the Golden Retriever Display Team…and Super Dog!!!

Posted on March 29, 2009 by bighoneydog

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My human, Hsin-Yi, was very flattered by your nice comments about her in the last post. Actually, yes, she does do some modelling part-time and I even helped her with her last portfolio…look! Here is the rest of her portolio, … Continue reading →