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In a recent posting I talked about putting a bell by the front door so Bodie could ring it when he wants to go outside. I thought I'd give everyone an update on the progress.
I put the bell maybe 18-24 above the ground next to our front door. We did our training when he didn't have to go potty so we could repeat the process. With his lead on and our clicker and a treat in hand I would point to the bell and tell him to get it. Within a couple minutes he was able to put 2 and 2 together and ring the bell. As soon as he rang it I clicked, gave him a treat and we went outside. We would repeat this process maybe 10 times. After about two days of training he would jump up and ring the bell on his own when we were about to go outside. Of course I clicked and rewarded him.
In the evening we give Bodie about an hour or two (depending on his behavior) of family time where he has free run of the house. We put the clicker and a treat on the coffee table so as soon as he rang the bell we could reward him and take him outside immediately. And low and behold he rang the bell on his own. As soon as I took him outside he got busy. We were very pleased to see the progress considering we just started the bell training a few days ago. Obviously we have a long ways to go to ensure he consistently does it. But so far the indications are this is going to work great.
I put the bell maybe 18-24 above the ground next to our front door. We did our training when he didn't have to go potty so we could repeat the process. With his lead on and our clicker and a treat in hand I would point to the bell and tell him to get it. Within a couple minutes he was able to put 2 and 2 together and ring the bell. As soon as he rang it I clicked, gave him a treat and we went outside. We would repeat this process maybe 10 times. After about two days of training he would jump up and ring the bell on his own when we were about to go outside. Of course I clicked and rewarded him.
In the evening we give Bodie about an hour or two (depending on his behavior) of family time where he has free run of the house. We put the clicker and a treat on the coffee table so as soon as he rang the bell we could reward him and take him outside immediately. And low and behold he rang the bell on his own. As soon as I took him outside he got busy. We were very pleased to see the progress considering we just started the bell training a few days ago. Obviously we have a long ways to go to ensure he consistently does it. But so far the indications are this is going to work great.