I am going to attempt to get my yorkie and chihuahua outside potty trained (which they are currently indoor potty trained on puppy pads) using a bell on the door. I am able to do it the way I am because I stay at home all day. So it will be easier for me. Today, I am going to keep them crated, but I am going to let them out EVERY 30 MIN. So I will be taking them out starting 9:30am to 10:00pm which is when they go to bed. This will be 25 trips outside per dog. (50 trips outside total)
I am going to use the key word "outside?" and I will have them use their paw to hit the bell and then out we go. I am kind of speed training them in a way (instead of having them hit the bell for a few days etc.) After they hit the bell, treat. When they go potty outside, treat. And I will be putting one of their soiled pads outside so they know where to potty. They will then come inside to get a drink and go back to bed and we start all over in 30 more min and so on for the rest of the day. I will keep updating their progress on here for a week. They are only staying in the crate for today. Which tomorrow they will be out of their crate for an hour at a time. Switching off each dog every hour. But still going out every 30 min. I will have to only keep one dog out at a time because if not, I think they might slip up. So after one week, I will see where they are in their progress and they might be able to come out together. Wish me luck!