I like the idea of the bell. My 3 year old male, Chooks, was trained when I brought him to live with me. He still had a few accidents in the house which I take responsibility for, because I had to learn his way of communication to "toilet". Now my 5 month old female, Snookie, was 10 weeks old when we brought her home so we had to start from scratch. I try to take her out without Chooks because then she just wants to play and pester. She will pee on a pad but will not poop on it! I have trained her to sit and lay down pretty quickly but the potty thing is the chore. I am going to try the bell thing. It does seem like the smaller dogs are more difficult to potty train. I have huskies also and they were quick to learn...consistency was the key with them and I know Snookie will get the hang of it soon. |