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I'm back, with another Annie training question. When she was 4 months old, I tried to teach her to use potty bells with no success. Tried again at 6 months, no success. I pulled them out again today at 11 months, as I am tired of being barked at when she wants out.
I used "touch" (touch my hand with nose) behind the bells this time, rather than trying to get her to use her feet, and she got it in 2 repetitions. Yay!!! Clever puppy!
Not so yay. I just took the bells away after going out with her 6 times in a row. Bell rings. Human puts on leash really quickly and goes down the stairs. 30s out with command "go for pee!", 30s extra if actually does pee, then go back inside. Human goes away and does non-dog stuff. 2 min later, repeat this fun game.
OK - so she figured it out. Now how do I train her NOT to ring the bells unless she really needs out ? To Annie, outside (and preferably walk) is a reward that would rank higher than a bowl of human food. It's kinda like I hung a bell to indicate she wants my dinner, and then rewarded her for using it...
I used "touch" (touch my hand with nose) behind the bells this time, rather than trying to get her to use her feet, and she got it in 2 repetitions. Yay!!! Clever puppy!
Not so yay. I just took the bells away after going out with her 6 times in a row. Bell rings. Human puts on leash really quickly and goes down the stairs. 30s out with command "go for pee!", 30s extra if actually does pee, then go back inside. Human goes away and does non-dog stuff. 2 min later, repeat this fun game.
OK - so she figured it out. Now how do I train her NOT to ring the bells unless she really needs out ? To Annie, outside (and preferably walk) is a reward that would rank higher than a bowl of human food. It's kinda like I hung a bell to indicate she wants my dinner, and then rewarded her for using it...