Bonnie also uses bells...it was easy to teach her. In the beginning I did the same as others by using her paw to ring the bell and then took her out. She picked up on it within two days. However, she did go through a phase where she would ring it to go outside even if she didn't need to potty. My solution for this was once we came in, if she didn't potty, I kept her on her leash tethered to me until I knew she needed to potty. Then I took her out and if she went potty I would take the leash off when we came inside. It took awhile but she eventually figured out that "play time" outside meant less free time inside. Now she rarely rings it just for fun. |