Tag Archives: waiatarua reserve

Return to the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’…Part 1: AUCKLAND

Posted on July 18, 2011 by bighoneydog

Kia Ora! As many of you know, I was born in New Zealand and lived in Auckland for almost all my life, until my family moved to Australia last year. I was so jealous when I heard that my humans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaches, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, General Dog Information, Holidays & Travel, Lemon, Life in Auckland, My Humans | Tagged Auckland top spots, Chocolate Boutique Parnell, cornwall park, dog parks Auckland, dogfriendly beaches Auckland, Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, New Zealand Maori legend, one tree hill, Tanuki's Cave, waiatarua reserve, Zarbo's Deli Cafe Newmarket | 35 Comments

Going for a walk…

Posted on August 3, 2009 by bighoneydog

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A while back, my blog friends Jackal, Dexter and the OP Pack posted videos of their daily walkies – and of course, Khyra ,does regular ‘Walking Wednesdays’ – so I thought I’d show you one of my walks too. I’m really lucky to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Training (Everyday manners/Obedience), Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Life in Auckland | Tagged alpha, attention, auckland, beach, check chain, clicker, cornwall park, daily, distraction, dog, dog park, dog-friendly, earn, exercise, flip's top dog, focus, harness, head halter, heel, ignore, lead, leash, loose, lunge, manners, methods, newmarket, one tree hill, over-excited, pack leader, pee-mail, pull, Queen St, reward, sheep, socialisation, status, tools, train, training, viaduct harbour, waiatarua reserve, walk, walking | 37 Comments

Goodbye, Ombre (sniff)…Bon Voyage!

Posted on May 18, 2009 by bighoneydog

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This has been a very sad week for me because my boyfriend and Best Friend, Ombre the Standard Schnauzer, has gone to live in a far away place called Toronto. His human family has decided to go and live there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dog Play, Dog-Friendly Places (NZ), Friends, Life in Auckland, Moving Home | Tagged auckland, best, blog, class, dog, friends, great dane, park, Standard Schnauzer, training, waiatarua reserve | 47 Comments

Play date with Kira the German Shepherd

Posted on November 21, 2008 by bighoneydog

I had a great play date with my friend, Kira, today! We went to the Waiatarua Wetlands Reserve, which is the biggest and nicest dog park in Auckland – it has trees to sniff, hills to climb, open fields to zoom around in, … Continue reading →