Joey rings a bell when he needs to go out. I've used this method with several dogs now. I don't do anything to train them to use it, though. I just hang it from the doorknob of the door that they go out. It rings naturally everytime the door opens and closes and it has never taken my dogs long to figure out that bell ringing = going outside.
You have to be prepared to RUN open the door everytime that they ring it at first. They need to know that there is a very predictable correlation between their ringing the bell and you're opening the door.
Do they ring it when they just want to go out and play? Sure. But, I don't have a problem with it.
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