Our Chihuahua is trained to ring a bell to go outside. She did it to get treats, to potty, and to sunbathe. We finally stopped giving her a tiny treat each time and that cut down on a lot of her bell ringing. We would let her out each time because it's easier to let her out than to clean up a mess. She isn't so keen to go out now that we live in a place that gets a lot colder, and we'll eventually get snow.
Our Yorkie is brand new in our house so we haven't trained her to ring a bell yet. We'll see how things go with her. I'm just hoping she will learn to use the bell. |