Potty Train Your Dog With A Bell

If you follow these steps your dog will be ringing those bells in no time.

Potty train your dog with a bell. Give her a treat when she rings it. Give her a treat whenever she approaches the bell. This method may be preferred over having your puppy bark at the door or just standing. Praise her for the tiniest jingle.

As you approach the door with your dog say touch and point to the bell as soon as your dog touches the bell with her nose click or say yes and give her a treat reward. Put the bell away when you are not practicing with it. Prior to letting your dog out in the morning get your bells hung on or near the door. Ringing the bell by the door.

Start with your pup successfully touching the bell on command move to ring the bell at the door and wrap it up by teaching your pup to ring only before going to the bathroom. Incorporate the bell into potty training. To train your dog when to ring the bell follow these steps any time you go to take your dog outside for a potty break. Hang the bell by the door that you want your dog to use to go out and show her the bell.

Use the bell only with a single door at first. Train your dog to ring the potty bell when you first install the bell lure your dog near it with some treats. After all the idea of ringing a bell to go potty is certainly far from a dog s natural instinct and mine. It should hang low enough for your puppy to reach with his paw or nose.

Teaching your puppy to ring a bell to go outside is a great trick and very helpful for house training a puppy. If you have company over and your dog can ring a bell to signify she needs to go potty it will not only be a calmer gentler request to go outside but your guests will also be delighted at the talents of your dog. Once she is ringing the bell by the door each time you point to it go on to the next step.