Tag Archives: off-leash

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

The seach for a dog beach…and the ‘not-so-sunny’ Sunshine Coast

Posted on January 22, 2010 by bighoneydog

My new home, Brisbane, is a “river city”, not a “harbour city” like Auckland, and so although it is near the edge of Australia, it is not right beside the sea and so there aren’t many beaches that are close by. Back … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Behaviour, Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Fun outings & activities..., Holidays & Travel, Life in Brisbane | Tagged area, beach, Brisbane, cafe, Caloundra, dig, dog, exercise, fight, great dane, ice-cream, junk food, Mooloolaba, off-leash, park, play, Sunshine Coast, waffle | Leave a comment

Last beach walks in NZ: Tamaki Drive & St Heliers Bay Beach…

Posted on November 27, 2009 by bighoneydog

So sorry but my human is so busy with our “moving overseas” thing that she hardly has any time to help me do blog stuff and I’m finding it really hard to keep up with visiting my friends at the moment … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Fun outings & activities..., Life in Auckland, Moving Home | Tagged attack, auckland, beach, Bethells Beach, dog, exercise, fight, group, irresponsible, Kohimarama, laws, Madills Farm, Mission Bay, off-leash, pack, park, play, poisoning, safe, sea, St Heliers Bay, stick, sting ray, Tamaki Drive, Waitemata Harbour, walk, waterfront, West Coast | 21 Comments

Ferret boogie, Park Friends and Swiss Ball action!

Posted on June 21, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Yay, it’s the weekend! Since our dance routine is coming along quite nicely and we’ve been working really hard - my human, Hsin-Yi, thought we could have a break from training this weekend. But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Life in Auckland | Tagged blog, cat, dog, ferret, friends, great dane, greyhound, off-leash, park, play, rat, Swiss Ball, Waiatarua | 30 Comments

Playdate with Cookie & Cinnamon – and Tips for Safe Doggie Meetings

Posted on June 10, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Last weekend was very special and exciting because I got to meet my blog friends, Cookie & Cinnamon the Beagles, in person!! In fact, we actually used to live quite close to each other – when Cookie was still an “only … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Behaviour, Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, General Dog Information, Life in Auckland | Tagged beagle, blog, defensive, dog, fear aggression, great dane, greeting, hoopla, hula-hoop, leash, meeting, off-leash, park, play, puppy, safe, socialisation, strange, training, treats | 35 Comments

Weekend Fun: Recall Training and Playing with Hugo…

Posted on May 25, 2009 by bighoneydog

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I haven’t had as busy a weekend as last week but I still did a lot of stuff! I met up with my friend, Hugo the Greyhound-Bullmastiff cross, again at Shore Rd Reserve…and we had a great time chasing each … Continue reading →