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04-08-2005, 07:47 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Help! My dog won't ring the bell! I adopted a 2 yr. old yorkie from a humane society two months ago and I am still having housetraining difficulties. We take her out frequently, and she typically pees when we tell her to outside but she poops in the house, sometimes shortly after we took her out. We have her on a regular feeding schedule with Science Diet dog food, yet there does not seem to be any pattern in her bowel movements. The biggest problem is that she does not signal when she needs to go out. She won't go by the door, bark, etc. We have been trying to bell train her for weeks now and it hasn't worked. At first she was scared of the bell. Now she is more used to it but still won't ring it on her own without us taking her paw. Any suggestions? Also, we occasionally will spend a weekend out of town with family or friends and we bring her with us. How can we train her to signal when she is away from home? |
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04-08-2005, 07:54 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: wilmington
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| i have never heard of bell training before. but i do feel your pain. sirius gives no warning and will not pee or poop outside. just inside. still working on it. good luck |
04-08-2005, 08:02 AM | #3 |
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| Congratulations on your rescue dog!! Good for you! I can't offer any miracle training solutions. I think she just needs constant supervision right now and maybe even being on a leash tied to someone's belt when you are moving around the house so someone is always there when she starts searching for a place to poop. I think once she has not pooped in the house for a while she will start to get the idea that she needs to do that outside and she will use the bell or a bark by the door to let you know she wants to go out. You could see if you can get her to poop on a wee wee pad in the house by the door and then move the wee wee pad outside gradually. Obviously lots and lots of priase when she does go outside will work wonders as well. Good luck! |
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