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11-23-2013, 09:21 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Custer, SD
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| Bell Training Ok, I need some advice. I am trying to Bell train Izzy so that when she wants to go outside she just hits the bell, so far I let her sniff it and she does ok. When I ring the bell she takes off or sits there shaking. How can I get her to not be afraid of the bell. Thank you in advance for any help. |
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11-23-2013, 09:26 AM | #2 |
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| Treats help. I put the bell on floor with treat on top. Let her sniff it and play with it.
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11-23-2013, 09:35 AM | #3 |
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| When I am holding it she will sniff it and then I reward her so that maybe she will get the idea, but not sure if it will work since she is afraid of the bell when I pick it up and ring it. Even when she is playing with it and it rings she takes off like a bat out of, you know where. |
11-23-2013, 10:47 AM | #4 |
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| I had to take Sophie's bell away. She would constantly ring it just to go outside for any reason. |
11-23-2013, 04:57 PM | #5 |
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| Help her to just touch the bell enough to make a slight sound. As already mentioned a treat is a real good incentive when training. She needs to learn how to make the sound in order to let you know she needs to go out. How old is she? We even do treats with grooming. Gracie is good about being combed and brushed but she is not fond of the topknot thing. Once I started giving her a treat right after I got her topknot in she began being so much better. They sell containers of small freeze dried meat treats that you could keep near where your bells are. They don't have to be refrigerated so they can be wherever you do the training. |
11-23-2013, 06:12 PM | #6 | |
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11-23-2013, 06:38 PM | #7 | |
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Still treats are a good way to work with her. Try to build up her confidence. Do little things with her that will make her feel more self confident and give her those treats for even the smallest things. It's a great encouragement for them. Gracie used to be afraid of squeaky toys at that age. Now she is will take on any squeaky toy that comes her way! | |
11-23-2013, 09:18 PM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | When I trained Julie, it did not take very long to teach her about the Bell. This is what I did: I put peanut butter on the bell. While she was licking the bell, obviously it would be ringing. While the bell was ringing, I would tell her, "Julie, get busy?" and physically have her paw ring the bell. Julie began to associate ringing the bell with going outside to do her business. Afterwords, I would give her food treats, and then wean her from the treats and use verbal words of praise. Yes, there are times when ringing the bell gets to be annoying. Both my husband and I recognize that ringing the bell a second time, means that Julie truly does need to go a second time. There are times when Julie rings the bell just so she can get outside to race up the sidewalk and up the stairs so that she can get back in the house through the patio door. And yes, this does become annoying. But in time, you will know the difference of all three. Starlette
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11-23-2013, 09:26 PM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Fruits and Vegatables Good evening everyone. I have spent about an hour and a half on the form looking for threads related to fruits and vegetables that we can give our babies, I have three love bugs. I have found three threads with reasonable information. Can you tell me what would be acceptable? I have already read up on what would NOT be acceptable to give a dog. However, I would like to get some feedback on what is POSITIVE that I can give to my dogs. Thank you in advance, Starlette
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11-23-2013, 10:27 PM | #10 |
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| That's exactly what Buster did when we were trying to teach him to potty outside. It didn't take him long to figure out ringing the bell would get him outside whether he had to potty or not. He would ring the bell then turn around and look for us as if we were too slow to get to the door.
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