[Julie1760]

I have a 4 year old Bichon that I taught to ring a bell by the door. I first showed her the bell, which is one of those Christmas bells with 3 or 4 bells that hang on the door knob. I put it at dog/nose height next to the door on a hook. I showed her how to ring the bell with her nose. Then everytime before we went out, I had her ring the bell and I said "lets go outside" or something simmular. It works great and I have many visitors that are surprised when she rings it to go outside. It took her about a month to get the hang of it. I had the bell there from day one but didnt' really work on it till she was about 6-8 months old. Hopefully my new Yorkie will get the hang of it too.