An excellent tool for house-breaking puppies

G35stilez · 07-24-05, 01:14

Being that Liz and I are very busy, we had to rely on the puppy training pads for longer than we'd like until school was over. However, once summer hit and we moved into a new place, with new carpeting, we knew we had to train Buckley better.

We started by walking him every 45 minutes but that got old quick. The vet then suggested getting some jingle bells for the door. Put them on the door knob and everytime you took him for a walk, ring them to denote the walk. Buckley made the connection very quickly with walking/bathroom/bells.

It has become like clockwork now. When we wake up, we take him out of the crate and right out the door. Then from there on out, he just rings the bell when he needs to use the facilities. I really cannot believe how fast he caught onto this compared to the training pads. Oh yeah, positive reinforcement helped a lot too.

I snapped a picture of him looking for a treat I threw. Couldn't get him to ring the bell though...

boxer · 07-24-05, 02:42

Is that Buckley's Ghost?

How long until you can take the bells down? I would assume that it might get annoying afterwhile.

a.k.a. Patrick · 07-24-05, 02:48

Great idea Sean ! My wife Josie and I have experienced the exact problem....We use to put the training pad in the bathroom when we had to leave. We try to take Bruiser out about every other hour for his break, but he really got use to using the pads, (Which are stress relievers i might add, no pooh or pee to clean, ya just stop, drop, and roll it up). We tried putting it by the front door, that way if he made a move to it, we knew it was time to go downstairs.....Im going to have to find Bruiser some bells!

G35stilez · 07-24-05, 03:08

boxer: Long shutter

. The bells aren't that bad. I kinda like it so you know if someone is walking in.

Patrick: Let us know how it goes.

stevet · 07-24-05, 03:28

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Originally Posted by a.k.a. Patrick

Great idea Sean ! My wife Josie and I have experienced the exact problem....We use to put the training pad in the bathroom when we had to leave. We try to take Bruiser out about every other hour for his break, but he really got use to using the pads, (Which are stress relievers i might add, no pooh or pee to clean, ya just stop, drop, and roll it up). We tried putting it by the front door, that way if he made a move to it, we knew it was time to go downstairs.....Im going to have to find Bruiser some bells!

Bruiser?

Ha Ha that is one mean looking pooch. Nobody better break into your place with Bruiser on guard. They might get a fatal ankle nibble.

hadboosttroy · 07-24-05, 03:57

My dachshund just scratches the door, he couldn't reach a bell unless it was a few inches off the ground

Have to put some fresh paint on his scratching spot every so often, but it beats cleaning up a mess haha

SpoiledMan · 07-24-05, 04:50

Yeah, my Shiba Inu used to scratch at the door.

a.k.a. Patrick · 07-24-05, 05:21

Well after having him outside nearly all day, and/or running errands, he did it. He pee'd in my bathroom, his same ol spot. We removed the pads a couple weeks ago, I fig'd they were doing more long term damage if we kept them......
So Josie and I are giving him the evli eye, and were not on speaking terms for the moment, other then a "bad dog" outburst when we cross paths..........Ya think he knows hes in trouble here ?
<Hmm........wondering if I should swap the monkey avy for the pooch pic.....>

DaGonz · 07-24-05, 05:43

My two dogs will come up and "talk" to me ( short little "yips" ) when they have to go out to pee/poop. They are brothers from the same litter and were crate trained together.

DFTowel · 07-25-05, 07:19

Those training pads are the problem, NEVER use them. What they do is teach the dog to go indoors. They don't associate the pad as the place to go but the indoors.

Hose breaking consists of crate training, continual positive reinforcement and praise when they go outside, firm verbal scolding when you catch them in the act indoors, and simply patience. You can also buy a spray that neutralizes pet odors so they don't seek out the same indoor spot again.

hallo gallo · 07-25-05, 11:47

A gentle poke with one of these babies ...

hallo gallo · 07-26-05, 12:11

Just kidding, mostly !!!!