Tag Archives: new zealand

Creatures of the Night…

Posted on March 6, 2010 by bighoneydog

Australia is famous for lots of strange furries with pockets on their tummies and scary scalies and weird creepy-crawlies…and a lot of them seem to come out at night! Because it’s been so hot, my humans have had to take me on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Brisbane, Socialisation | Tagged animals, australia, bat, creatures, creepy-crawlies, dog, flying fox, great dane, Huntsman, lizard, new zealand, night, pest, possum, protected, spider | Leave a comment

A real dog park at last!

Posted on February 4, 2010 by bighoneydog

* Voting has started for the Hard-Working Group over at Mango Minster – head over and check out the entries! (including ME hard at work modelling) * Also – don’t forget voting for Tucker’s Sit-Stay competition - I’m entry #18! Voting closes … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Play, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Friends, Fun outings & activities..., General Dog Information, Life in Brisbane | Tagged area, auckland, behaviour, Brisbane, dog park, dog-friendly, encounter, etiquette, exercise, fenced, great dane, greet, healthy, Kedron Brook, meet, natural, negatives, new zealand, off-leash, personal space, play, risks, safety, strange dogs, water | 44 Comments

(Belated) Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Posted on December 28, 2009 by bighoneydog

(A little bit late!) Wishing you all a wonderful time over the holiday season and all the best for the new year! * Because I am saying goodbye to New Zealand this year, I thought I would make my Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Brisbane, Moving Home | Tagged Brisbane, Christmas, christms tree, great dane, King George Square, new zealand, pohutukawa, rose | 37 Comments

Farewell Auckland!

Posted on December 20, 2009 by bighoneydog

Yay! My humans have found a dog-friendly house in Brisbane so I can go and join them!! They have been running around like maniacs since arriving in Australia last week - looking, looking, looking all day at so many houses… It … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Health, Life in Auckland, Moving Home, My Humans, Raw Diet | Tagged accommodation, AQIS, auckland, australia, Brisbane, crate, dog, dog-friendly, fumigation, great dane, Holidays & Travel, hotel, import, movers, Moving Home, new zealand, NZ, packing, pet, quarantine, Raw Diet, rent | Leave a comment

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

Beach Babe! (Fun at Bethells Beach)

Posted on April 28, 2009 by bighoneydog

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A couple of weeks ago, my humans took me to Bethells Beach – this is a fantastic beach on Auckland’s West Coast. (Hsin-Yi: the West Coast is where they filmed “The Piano”). My humans love the West Coast beaches because they … Continue reading →