Tag Archives: obedience

The end of my dancing career?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by bighoneydog

Some of you may have noticed that for a ‘dancing doggie’, I have not been posting much about dancing lately. Well, to be honest with you all, I have been having a bit of a “crisis” with my dancing – … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Life in Brisbane | Tagged achievement, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), competitions, competitive dog sport, difficult breeds, giant breed, great dane, low-drive, motivate, motivation, obedience, rewards, titles, training, working breeds | 38 Comments

Highlights from my ‘Rally-O & Tricks’ class!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by bighoneydog

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As some of you know, I have been doing a 6-week ‘Rally-O & Tricks’ class at the RSPCA Queensland Animal Training Centre, down in Fairfield on the other side of Brisbane… Me & my human, Hsin-Yi, really like the classes there because … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Clicker Training & Tricks, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Brisbane, Rally-O | Tagged Brisbane RSPCA Animal Training Centre, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), clicker training, dog dancing, dog training classes, obedience, Rally-O, recalls, stays with distractions, tricks | 34 Comments

New Obedience club & “Dancing in the Church”

Posted on April 9, 2010 by bighoneydog

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Well, I have been doing lots of training and practice in the last few weeks for today…my doggie dancing demo! Mostly, my human, Hsin-Yi, has been doing trainings with me in the park on my daily walks…but she also found … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Dog Equipment & Accessories, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Life in Brisbane, Pet Therapy Work | Tagged barrier, Brisbane, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), club, Creek Rd Presbyterian Church, dancing, demonstration, display, dog, DWD Queensland, great dane, Metropolitan Dog Obedience Club, obedience, performance, pet therapy, practice, soft crate, territorial, training | 29 Comments

Tricky T-Day: Learning to Pivot

Posted on November 19, 2009 by bighoneydog

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I was going to tell you all about my birthday presents and show you a movie of me trying out the Nina Ottossen “Dog Brick” but we have been feeling very guilty that we have not done any Tricky T-Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Clicker Training & Tricks, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Tagged dog, great dane, learn, left-hand turn, obedience, pivot, rear-end awareness, swivel, teach, train, Tricky T-Day (Pet Tricks) | Leave a comment

Just a perfect doggie day… (daily walk and training)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Today… 8:15am - My human is calling me to wake up… 8:30am – Breakfast: 2 raw chicken carcasses…YUM! 8:40am – Morning wee & poo 9:05am - Back to bed…try to sleep but can’t coz my stupid human is doing strange jumpings around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), General Dog Information, Life in Auckland, Raw Diet | Tagged auckland, commands, daily, dog, exercises, great dane, Heeling, Heelwork, life, Newmarket Park, obedience, regular, routine, Sendaway, session, short, sleep, training, walk | 35 Comments

Tsunamis, Dancing with Human Pups and Furniture Rules!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by bighoneydog

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First of all, I want to say thank you to all of those who were worried about me because of the tsunami possibly hitting Auckland after the earthquake in Samoa - especially my blog friend, Mr Darcy the Great Dane – … Continue reading →