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03-19-2011, 07:32 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Fort Wayne, IN
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| Ringing the bell ALL THE TIME! My 10-month-old Morkie knows to ring the bell when he wants to go outside. The problem is that the weather is nice now, so he wants to go outside ALL THE TIME and rings the bell all day long. I feel like I can't ignore it, because I want to reinforce his good behavior in ringing the bell to go outside for potty, and I don't want to risk that he actually does have to go potty. But I can't take him out 25 times a day! Suggestions? Thank you! Julie |
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03-19-2011, 07:57 PM | #2 |
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| sorry ive got no suggestions because my pup & i are working on pee pad training... but this is the cutest thing ever! ive read when u take ur dog out for potty you dont play and teach the dog outside means business. so maybe when u do take ur dog out after the bell ring try not to play with the pup... not sure if this is even a solid advice but something that came up to my mind!
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03-20-2011, 05:56 AM | #3 | |
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03-20-2011, 06:21 AM | #4 |
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| My advise is to have patience! Cissy is also bell trained and like your little one, rang the bell a LOT. I took her outside everytime, just in case she did need to potty - and to make sure she understood the training. As she got older she stopped the frequent ringing. I laugh and tell her she was just trying to see how fast Mom could get to the door Now, she does ring occasionally for reasons other than going outside but it's rare. Usually it's when she can't have treats. The treat bag is on the counter next to the door with the bell. She rings the bell and I find her sitting staring at the treat bag. I still open the door to make sure but she looks at me like I'm "just not getting it". She's a sneaky little devil but knows Mom comes running if the bell is ringing. Good Luck, just have a little patience.
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03-22-2011, 05:00 PM | #6 | |
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03-22-2011, 05:07 PM | #7 | |
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I too wanted to train mine on the bell ringer but since I work and I am gone 8 hours, I fgured that would be confusing. Wonder if you could train with the bell for outside and still do potty pads? | |
03-22-2011, 07:03 PM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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| My 4 year old Yorkie, Gus, also has me very well trained with the bell! We trained him to use the bell by taking him to the bell hung by the door and ringing it every time we opened the door. He learned very quickly that if the bell raing, we ran. |
03-22-2011, 07:11 PM | #9 |
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| Is there a special dog training bell? |
03-22-2011, 07:12 PM | #10 |
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| I would love to help you out with that but our cat actually rings it lol. We had our cocker trained to the bell before she passed away and for about a week or so we just wandered around our house in shock I think and didn't take the bell down. Then all of a sudden one day I hear it along with a angry meow so I come in the room and its the cat ringing the bell . We rescued him as a feral kitten years ago and long gave up the fight to keep him in 24/7 but I do try to restrict him to our patio. I keep an eye on him when he is out and make him come in with me after a couple hours. I guess he decided it worked for the dog LOL. We thought it was so cute that we left it up, so now he rings for patio service and when its nice like it is now its an all day event lol.
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03-22-2011, 07:25 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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| If there is a special dog training bell, I don`t know about it. I bought a pkg of jingle bells from the craft store and strung them on a loop of cotton crochet thread and hung the loop from a hook low enough to the floor for Gus to be able to bat at it. |
03-22-2011, 07:44 PM | #12 |
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| Mine is a christmas decoration, like red piece of fabric with sleigh bells on it, it was the only one I could find the day I was looking for one that could reach low enough on my door.
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03-22-2011, 08:00 PM | #13 | |
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03-23-2011, 07:57 AM | #14 |
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| Too much bell ringing? Take the bells down. You can return them during the times you anticipate a real need. This works if you are home most of the time, as I am. We use poochie bells, but others use the tell bell. Or just make your own. There are utube videos showing how to train. The key is always vigilance and consistency.
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03-23-2011, 08:26 AM | #15 |
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| I can certainly relate! Cooper is almost 3 and is completely bell trained. I'd say about 90% of the time he rings it to go potty. The other 10% he sees he left his ball outside and he's frantic to get it. Max is 10 months and rings it all day long, however he also knows to ring it when to go potty. Whenever he rings it I take him out and if he doesn't go potty right away then we come back in. I'm hoping he'll begin to understand that when he rings the bell, he needs to potty! With Cooper I can see when he "fake rings". I'm hoping that intuition will begin to kick in with Max as well.
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