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Originally Posted by DBlain  so happy to hear that things seem to be OK, she sounds playful which is great,
How is the potty training going, I read where you plan to have her go outside. That is best if it works for your lifestyle. Lola goes outside and alerts me by ringing a bunch of jingle bells hanging from a ribbon on our front door. I am SO happy my neighbor showed me how to train her this way, works like a charm. Let me know if you need help on how to do that. |
Potty training is going so well with Ellie! Someone is always at home, so getting her outside consistently is not a problem. We keep pee pads down in her playpen and her crate when she's in them, but she seldom has to use them! (Although...I am wondering what will happen when we take up the pads AND when she's old enough to have more freedom in the house...)
One thing that we're working on is getting her to alert us...SOMETIMES she'll bark, but other times, she'll just sit there and stare at me until I pick her up and take her out. I think that her lack of accidents partially comes from her being immediately taken out after she eats, sleeps, and plays...but I hope it also has to do with the fact that she's really getting the hang of it! It would seem that she is.
I would LOVE to be able to properly bell train her! I've just recently started to introduce her to bells...She's not quite sure what to make of them yet though! (She tries to bite at them, but I don't think that she's associating them with going out yet. I would imagine that getting that point across takes some time.) But yes...any help would be so appreciated! I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right.
This is the first house dog that I've ever had/trained myself (and my family hasn't had a dog in the house in years).