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Originally Posted by amanda350 1. When should he start learning to try and tell me that he has to go out? 2. I put his sweater backon and set him down and he layed down right where I set him and did not move until I picked him up to leave. He acts like it a straight jacket... Is this normal? |
1. The easiest way that I've found to get a dog to alert you when he needs to go out is to hang a bell over the handle of the door that he goes out. Make sure it is within his reach. It will automatically ring every time the door opens, but you can jiggle it to make it louder. I've found that it takes VERY little time for pups to figure out that the bell = a trip outside and to start ringing it on their own.
The trick on your part is to always let them out when they start ringing it even though you may know that they just want out and don't need to pee. Before too long, they get the connection that ringing the bell is what they need to do when they need to pee.
2. I don't know if that's normal or not, but what a cool tool for you! I would save that red sweater for times that I wanted to calm him down and then put it on! I'm jealous!