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06-11-2008, 09:21 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA, USA
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| Where do you buy a bell to hang on the door? Many of you have mentioned hanging a bell on the door for the pups to use to communicate needing to go outside...where can I buy such bell? My baby is not very vocal, he's gone and sat by the door a couple of times, but doesn't make a peep!! I need a bell!! |
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06-11-2008, 10:22 PM | #2 |
BANNED! | Pepe_mint (Mandee) at Paw Passions sells them. I have them and love mine! They are called business bells. |
06-12-2008, 06:20 AM | #3 |
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| If you want to save a ton of money, they are very easy to make. Simply go to a craft store and buy some leather lacing and extra large jingle bells. Tie a bell to the lacing every 6-12 inches or so. Make sure you put one at the very bottom. Make a loop of lacing at the top to hang on the door. You should be able to do this for $5. I have seen them retail for 4-5 times that. I have seen them called Poochie bells.
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06-12-2008, 06:25 AM | #4 |
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| Isabel sells them too! She calls hers Tinkle Bells! The Bows and Tails Boutique |
06-12-2008, 11:51 AM | #6 |
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| Hello!! Please let me know if I can do something for your baby!! this are some examples of my tinkle bells, but I have tons of fabrics to pick, and are 12.99 plus 2.50 shipping. Thanks a bunch!
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06-12-2008, 12:34 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | But how do I train him to use the bell?? I was trying to think what door can I use, but they all are been open and closed during the day, with that little noise going on all day, wouldn't he get confused and start peeing all over?
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06-12-2008, 12:52 PM | #8 | |
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" It may take a little effort to train your pets to use the Poochie Bells, but, the rewards will last a long time. Introduce your pet to the Poochie Bells using consistent voice commands and visual reinforcement by ringing the bells in front of them and repeating the same command you wish to associate with them going outside to potty. When they start ringing the bells themselves be sure to provide plenty of praise. Dogs love to please, so it doesn't take much to accomplish this learned behavior. Please avoid giving treats or food with the act of ringing the bells as this will reward a behavior for food instead of going outside "for business".
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06-12-2008, 04:50 PM | #9 |
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| It really helps to put some peanut butter or velveeta cheese on the bottom bell.
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06-12-2008, 09:56 PM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA, USA
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| Thanks everyone for your input! I decided to be crafty and made a potty bell myself tonight. It's not as pretty as the professional ones, but it'll do. Can you guys share your voice command that you use to teach ringing the bell? I was thinking "go outside, go potty" since I already trained him to understand "go potty"?? Or is this confusing b/c it's using the same command I use when I ask him to go potty on the grass? Also - with giving treats, do I give the treats after he rings the bell himself, after we go outside? or after we get back in from pottying? Oh - and is it confusing to the pups when we are opening and shutting the door and the bells are going off without them pawing at it? Thanks for your thoughts in advance! |
06-12-2008, 09:59 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA, USA
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| OOoh - I see, so don't use food as treats when teaching them to ring the bell. Just verbal praises...I can do that. Also - I think I'm going to use "potty time!" since that sounds a bit different than "go potty" which is what I say to get him to do his business. |
06-15-2008, 04:38 PM | #12 |
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| We taught Bailey to use a service/desk bell. ($5 at office depot) It sits right next to the door - so it doesn't ring when we use the door for other than potty training. Our friends just think its hillarious! When training - we just scoop her up, grab her paw and tapped the bell - and said "outside". It was so successful - that we put another bell in the bedroom. The down side was that when she was younger - she'd hit the bell to go outside and play....and our bedroom was upstairs (ugh). Annoyed, after a couple weeks, I picked up the bell in the bedroom. Next, she discovered the springy door stop - and now paws at that when she needs to potty. At least she doesn't paw at it to play. These dogs are sooo smart!!!! Good luck!
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06-15-2008, 09:45 PM | #13 | |
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06-16-2008, 05:46 AM | #14 |
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| It took us 2 months to potty train - and I introduced the bell after the 1st month. We also take the bell with us when we visit relatives - and she uses it where ever we go!
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06-16-2008, 06:09 AM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emeryville, CA, USA
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| So cute - that is exactly the stage Darwin is at now. We've been crate training for exactly 1 month, and this 2nd month I'm going to start with the bell, and also ex-pening him when I have to leave for longer than 4 hrs. Will this undo all the crate training I've done? Now will he get confused b/c there will be a wee wee pad in the expen for him to go on? |
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