pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 17, 2023 16:39:18 GMT
So Hope is our newest family member. We adopted her late June and she has since had all her vaccines, deworming, and spay surgery. She is fitting in very well and is a freaking great dog.
She is about 2.5-3 years old and a shih tzu mix. We and others think shih tzu and terrier breed. We will be doing a DNA swab to find out.
Anyways, we are working on potty training. So far the last few days she hasn't peed inside and yesterday she jumped on me and while I was putting her she was acting different. I looked at the time and noticed it had been just over 2 hours since our last walk. So I said do you need to potty and she got excited.
Sweet, she knows that word. And she indeed went potty.
She is a very quiet, mellow dog like Toby and isn't alerting. We want to give her a way to voice she needs to go outside.
I was thinking bells at the door or talk button.
For those who have done either, can you tell me how you trained for that? And a y videos you recommend?
I mostly watch for her to go to her usual spot by the fire place. If she starts sniffing I say Hope, call her to the door and say potty. When she does she gets yes!! Good potty.
But if I am upstairs I need a way for her to alert.
So any help is greatly appreciated.
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 17, 2023 16:40:29 GMT
And because the Peas have rules about this...  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 17, 2023 16:42:45 GMT
So, she knows potty. Get a button that states potty or go or what ever. Take he to the button, say potty as you push the button. Have her pat it and take her out... You could do the same with a bell on the door.
No dog here....
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Post by naby64 on Aug 17, 2023 16:59:35 GMT
She's a cutie. Here is my experience with our newest fur bundle of joy. I was determined to bell train her. I had picked up a little bell at the Dollar Tree for something and just hung it on a command hook on the door facing. Every time we would go out, I would have her flick the bell with her nose. Smart little thing, she picked it right up. However, I was using the word "out". She was also 4.5 mos old when we started. She knows that bell all right. She rings it ALL.THE.TIME to go out. She likes being outside. So she is doing what she learned. Be specific with your word. Good news is, she will also potty when she goes out but it is an up and down thing for you. If she rang it, we would jump right up. I always gave her a few tries. Just walking over to the door and looking at the bell didn't count. But as soon as we heard the most whisper of a bell, the door opened.
We also have the buttons. That has not been as quick or as successful as it is not consistent. She has done it a time or two. I just haven't had the energy in the evenings lately to be on top of the training. DH isn't any help with it during the day.
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Post by lainey on Aug 17, 2023 17:10:28 GMT
Oh my goodness, she's adorable, look at her little face  |
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Post by kimi on Aug 17, 2023 17:47:13 GMT
Both my dogs were trained (7 years apart) to ring a bell to go outside. I purchased 4 large jingle bells from Joann's, strung them on a chain, and hung the chain next to the patio door. Each time I opened the patio door for them, I jingled the bells and said 'outside'. Then I encouraged them to ring the well while I said 'outside'. It took a couple of months for them to use the bell.
My 1st dog would brush her body against the bell to ring it. My 2nd dog would push it with her nose. There are rare times when they abuse the bell (saw a critter outside and keep wanting to go out). When this happens I just take the bell away for a while.
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Post by AmandaA on Aug 17, 2023 18:02:01 GMT
We bell trained our dog. We do use a potty command so there is no confusion, but he was smart enough to figure out the bell was also a ticket outside. My husband thought it was hilarious that he even learned how to āfake peeā when I would take him outā¦ like stretch out into the position for a millisecond to try and trick me š¤Ø. We did a short period of correction around that. If he rang the bell and didnāt in fact need to or actually go potty, he would go back to his crate or a confined area for a short period of time. He quickly figured that out and has largely stopped the behavior. If the bells are down for whatever reason he will just go bump the door with his nose as if they were there. After about a year I was getting my own negative reaction to his (jingle style) bells and ordered a lovely set of more delicate and aesthetically pleasing bells off of Etsy. All that to say we are still a bell trained dog family after a few bumps in the road.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 17, 2023 18:18:41 GMT
I did both the bells and the buttons with Emma. However, it became very apparent that she just doesnāt like to use them for some reason. Sheās very well trained in other areas, but for some reason she just didnāt like to ring the bell. She will use a button but doesnāt like to do so so I dropped it and she is just uses her eyes to tell me when she has to go out. I get a long stare with a puppy dog eyes and I get the point.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Aug 17, 2023 18:48:22 GMT
DD had success training her dog with the button. Priss took to it quickly. However, DD now has to remove the bell when she is on conference calls when WFH. If Priss feels neglected, she will hit the bell over and over and over!  . Good luck with training your dog. She is so cute! |
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 17, 2023 19:29:17 GMT
Thanks for all the replies and laughs!
I think I will start with the bells and see how that goes. š
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Post by Darcy Collins on Aug 17, 2023 21:30:49 GMT
We started bell training, but had another that faked pee and just used it to go outside. Then covid hit and we were here all the time, so really didn't need the bell as someone was always going for a walk to get the heck outside. He's a big dog with a big bladder and has a pretty set schedule now, so very, very rarely asks to go outside so became a non-issue. Good luck! I've heard smaller dogs are always tougher with potty training.
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Post by Patter on Aug 17, 2023 21:43:26 GMT
We have used Poochie Bells for years on many dogs. We LOVE them. Here is a short video. I am sure you can search on Poochie Bells on YT and find many more. Have fun, and she is a cutie! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKZN_Fttwww |
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Post by scrappinsportzmom on Aug 20, 2023 5:33:16 GMT
I thought it was a genius idea to teach our dog to bark to go outside. What I actually taught my dog was that if he wants the door to open to go inside OR outside his bark. Bad idea in the summer and he was outside and he was hot and wanted in the house he became quite demanding with the barking. Iām not doing that again.
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Post by tracylynn on Aug 20, 2023 6:27:13 GMT
I tried bell training, but he didn't take to it.
When he was just a puppy I just made sure to take him outside every 2 hours with a "potty" command.
Now he knows the command very well. He will tell me when he's ready to go outside. Except now he just loves outside and wants out all the time in sunny weather. He would roll in the grass all day if I let him.
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Post by FrozenPea on Aug 20, 2023 6:53:41 GMT
She's adorable!
My yorkie,Tino knew how to ring the bell at the back door to go out. It was just a large Christmas bell on a ribbon. He learned very quickly. He was 10 yrs when we got him. He passed the end of June.
My little girl yorkie, Gioia 3 yrs, is stubborn. She refuses to use the bell.
Our terrier mix, Zara, is hit or miss with it. She will use it for going out to play ball but not always for potty.
I say try the bell. We ring it & say potty or wann go out, before we open the door.
Good luck.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 20, 2023 11:08:29 GMT
We trained our dog to ring a bell, but it was all by accident. lol. We hung some of those medium sized jingle bells on the door knob, the kind that people wear as a fun necklace at Christmas time. Every time we'd open the door for her the bell would ring naturally as we turned the door knob. A few days later I realized that our dog was hitting the bell with her nose and every time she did one of us would get up and open the door. hahaha So I guess really she trained us, not the other way around.  |
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Post by cakediva on Aug 20, 2023 12:47:49 GMT
We got Murphy when he was about 5 months old. We got the bells foe the door about 3-4 weeks after we had him.
Every time e asked him if he had to go out, weād walk to the door and ring the bells. Iād say it took a week and he was ringing them every time he needs to go out.
I love it - I can be in my office and hear the bells ring so I know he needs out. Best idea ever!
ETA - sure he rings them to just go out and lay on the deck. Our yard is fully fenced so we really donāt care if he actually has to peel or wants out to lay in the sun.
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 20, 2023 13:12:24 GMT
This reminds me of our beloved Sophie. I never could get her to ring the bells to go out, but eventually the cat would ring them for her. We loved her so much, and so did the cat.
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Post by quiltz on Aug 20, 2023 13:21:45 GMT
And because the Peas have rules about this... Cute pup, I hope that she brings you a lot of joy! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 20, 2023 20:05:23 GMT
My little dog was so skittish when we got her that anything that made noise startled her. I hung some bells on the door but all it did was made her afraid of the door! Weāve had her for almost seven years now and sheās a lot better but still wonāt bark or anything like that to let us know she needs to go out.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 20, 2023 21:28:52 GMT
I have used potty bells for my last three dogs. They were all wee pups. I would ring the bell, say potty and take them out. When they went outside, I did the potty dance. I gave them a tiny treat. They all picked it up quickly. Your girl is older, so I'd guess she'll learn pretty quickly. We had bells at both doors to help. If you are upstairs, maybe put a set there too so she can alert you. Sometimes the quiet dogs take a lot more time.
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Post by ~Tracy~ on Aug 21, 2023 12:07:22 GMT
Cute pup!
We have used bells with our last 4 dogs, including our two current pups (18 months and 5 months). It works so well and we are so thankful for the bell!
At first, we just put her leash on and brushed her nose against the bell as we went outside. Pretty soon she was doing it too. AS SOON AS WE HEARD THE BELL, we would zip over to the door and take her outside. Whether it was an accidental or intentional bump, she learned pretty quickly what the bell meant. It also helps that when one is trained, a new pup can learn from the older dog in the house.
Weāve never had a dog āabuseā the bell, but maybe because if weāre going outside for a ābell alerted potty breakā then itās just a quick in and out. No playtime so they donāt associate the bell with play time?
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