Tag Archives: routine

Moving into my new home…

Posted on January 18, 2011 by bighoneydog

First, just to let you all know that we heard back from Seven & Phatso! They are fine – they were lucky that their house didn’t get flooded, although it was a close call! Seven has been very, very busy … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog-friendly Places (Australia), Life in Newcastle, Moving Home | Tagged consistency, continual dog socialisation, dealing with new situations, destructive behaviour, expose to new experiences, great dane, Hamilton Heritage B&B, Kennards Self-Storage, Moving Home, positive associations, puppy behaviour, routine, separation anxiety, teaching dog being left alone, unpacking | 32 Comments

Dancing Practice

Posted on April 3, 2010 by bighoneydog

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My friend, Cinnamon the Beagle, recently posted a great video showing her dance training in the park back in NZ. So I thought I’d show you some of my dance practice too. Usually, when my human, Hsin-Yi, takes me for … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Life in Brisbane | Tagged Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), dance, dancing, dog, drive, giant, great dane, low-drive, mastiff, performance, practice, routine, sessions, time, training, treat, tricks, working breed | 35 Comments

New home! Same old rules…

Posted on January 12, 2010 by bighoneydog

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My new home is very different from my old one back in Auckland. First, it has those slippery wooden floors…although I have to say, I am getting much better and confident about walking on them now! In fact, even though … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), General Dog Information, Life in Brisbane, Moving Home | Tagged aggressive, Ausmove, barking, behaviour, Bull Terrier, exercise, fence, front door, garden, gate, good manners, great dane, guarding, home, house, IKEA, movers, Out, outside, practise, removal, routine, rules, Sit, stairs, territorial, training, wait, well-behaved, Wridgeways | 48 Comments

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

Dancing duets, undersized car machines and a bit of grumpiness!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by bighoneydog

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Well, before I get to my post today…a lot of you seemed quite concerned after watching the video of my walk in Cornwall Park and suggested that my humans should really get a bigger car machine to carry me around. Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), Friends, General Dog Information, Great Dane Information, Life in Auckland, Moving Home | Tagged Border Terrier, breed, Canine Freestyle ('Doggie Dancing'), car, dance, dancing, difficult, dog, drive, duet, food, great dane, motivate, pairs, reward, routine, tandem, training, treat, working | 47 Comments

How to choreograph a dog dancing routine…

Posted on August 26, 2009 by bighoneydog

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* Don’t forget to vote in the Slobber Contest if you haven’t yet! A lot of you have been asking me for a long time now to show how I make up my dog dancing routines with Hsin-Yi, for Canine … Continue reading →