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07-07-2011, 06:17 AM | #1 |
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| Signaling to go outside - not using a bell? Wally is beginning to finally get the whole potty training thing (yay!) However, he still isn't always signaling that he needs to go out. Originally, I wanted to use the bell method. Unfortunately, my husband is almost entirely deaf, so if I'm not home, he won't be able to hear Wally ringing the bell. I just just picture the poor little guy, whacking the bell over and over again with his little paw, like, "I HAVE TO PEEEEE!" and my husband just completely ignoring him. Ha! Have any of you been successful at teaching a pup to signal to you another way? He's not much of a barker, so we don't want him barking to signal us, if possible. We'd love if we could think of a way that he could physically come to us and do something - like scratch at our leg or something. How might we go about doing this?
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07-07-2011, 06:21 AM | #2 |
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| My girls prefer the indoor washable potty pads. My Calvin will start pacing in front of the door, and looking at me when he wants out. My other male just thinks I should know when he needs to go out.I was never successful in teaching them a signal.It takes a lot of time, patience, and treats. Yorkies are very stubborn.
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07-07-2011, 06:25 AM | #3 |
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07-07-2011, 06:26 AM | #4 |
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| Does that mean you get surprises in you floor also?
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07-10-2011, 05:50 PM | #5 |
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| My boy is the one who taught me his signal. We take them out on a pretty regular schedule now so he knows what to expect and usually just waits until it's walk time. But when he was little, he would sit at the door and stare at me until he got my attention. Then if I asked him if he had to potty, he would get excited and run to the front door. He made his needs pretty clear. It was just a matter of me learning to understand what he was trying to tell me. My girl never gives any signal. When she has to go, she has to go now. We got her a potty patch and a doggy door for our balcony and she just goes when she needs to. That works for us. Of course, we are moving next week and won't have a doggy door anymore, so she and I will have to learn a new way to communicate. I think if we can stick to a consistent schedule, she will learn to anticipate potty time and wait for it, as long is it is frequently enough. They are over two now so they can hold it much longer than when we first got them. Good luck with the training. |
07-10-2011, 06:34 PM | #6 |
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| I didn't "teach" Levi to signal, but rather learned to watch for the signs that he needs to go potty. We are on a pretty consistent schedule no matter what, so I generally know what times he needs to go out. He sits by the door and waits, or in case of an "emergency," he will come up to me and whine.
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07-10-2011, 09:34 PM | #7 | |
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My 2 are usually right around where ever I am so when they are gone for more than 30 seconds, I look to see if they are having any signals of needing to potty and will ask them if they want to go out and they jump up for their harnesses to be put on.
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07-12-2011, 12:37 PM | #8 |
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| If you like the idea of the bell (and I am a huge fan), don't give up on it because of your husband's hearing. In my experience, Dori will whack the bell a few times, then come get me and, with an urgent stare, relay her message. It could work the same with your DH.
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07-14-2011, 08:46 AM | #9 | |
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07-14-2011, 09:20 AM | #10 |
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| Kaji stares as well. When he really needs to go, he's scratching my leg, whinning, pawing at me, or whatever it takes to get my attention. Then I ask the magic words, "Do you need to potty" and he'll bolt to the door. They have their own way of letting you know, you just have to learn their signals.
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07-17-2011, 09:04 PM | #11 |
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| To teach, at first, you ring the bell by nudging it with nose or paw. Every time you take her out to potty, this has to happen. Use a verbal command to reinforce ("time for potty; let's go"). Then, out you go for potty and a reward. Just when you are about to give up, you will hear the bell and think OMG, she rang the bell! Good Luck!
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