Bell Training????
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Bell training is fairly and they catch on kind if all is consistent. Place a bell on the inside door to go out side. Set up training sessions with your pup by the door. As you open the door ring the bell and give her the comand, "outside" and walk out with her and praisetreat her as she goes. Do that several times. She/He will eventually then touch his nose to the bell and then immediately respond to him by opening the door and make sure she/he goes out the door. It may take a few sessions. Its great when you are in another room and they can alert you.
lexintitus
Super Boxer
I was taught two different methods by dog trainers. Have a bell by the door you will use for you dog to go outisde. The first method is to ring the bell yourself every time you want the dog to go outside, paired with a "Do you need to go out?" Then, immediately let your dog outside until s/he uses the bathroom. The second method is suspend a bell by the door where your dog hits the bell when s/he needs to use the bathroom. Then ask, "Do you need to go out?" We tried both methods but weren't really successful. We were losing the bell or would be in a room where we forgot to take the bell. With our oldest Boxer, Lexi, everytime she saw the bell, she just wanted to lick it. We just used "Do you need to go outside?" and if our dogs are downstairs, they head for the door or if they're upstairs, they head for the top of the stairs and wait. Whatever method you use, the key is to be consistent with it.
Bird Bell
We did this with Tugga, and it took forever for him to understand that he is supposed to ring the bell when he wants the door to open. We bought a big bell for a birdcage, and hung it nose height(Tugga's nose) and when he would stand by the door like he wanted out we rang the bell and opened the door. That went on for like two weeks, then all of a sudden 1 day we heard the bell! Tugga had to go potty, bad. He really wanted out, so from then on we wait till he rings the bell before opening the door. Sometimes he forgets and will sit by the door and look at me like 'what are you waiting for? I have important business out there! HURRY!!' Then he'll see the bell hanging there and be like 'Oh yea' and ring the bell.
Jayda used to wonder what the bell was for, but after watching tugga she knows exactly what to do, and she's becoming more and more reliable and having fewer accidents. Tugga is a gentleman, he'll walk-up and nudge the bell so it just rings quietly. Jayda is a hellion, she will jump up and try to kill the bell! You can hear it downstairs when she rings it. They're so smart.
Tim n Jane
Tugga n Jayda
We did this with Tugga, and it took forever for him to understand that he is supposed to ring the bell when he wants the door to open. We bought a big bell for a birdcage, and hung it nose height(Tugga's nose) and when he would stand by the door like he wanted out we rang the bell and opened the door. That went on for like two weeks, then all of a sudden 1 day we heard the bell! Tugga had to go potty, bad. He really wanted out, so from then on we wait till he rings the bell before opening the door. Sometimes he forgets and will sit by the door and look at me like 'what are you waiting for? I have important business out there! HURRY!!' Then he'll see the bell hanging there and be like 'Oh yea' and ring the bell.
Jayda used to wonder what the bell was for, but after watching tugga she knows exactly what to do, and she's becoming more and more reliable and having fewer accidents. Tugga is a gentleman, he'll walk-up and nudge the bell so it just rings quietly. Jayda is a hellion, she will jump up and try to kill the bell! You can hear it downstairs when she rings it. They're so smart.
Tim n Jane
Tugga n Jayda
It took three days to Bell Train/Potty Train Cheetah as a pup. We started by
hanging the bell on the inside of the door...and every few hours, or when she woke up, or had just eaten...we would go to the door...tinkle the bell (play on words)...and say "potty cheetah? potty"...and then we'd go outside for her "potty". The first day...she just wanted to play or tug on the bell as we went out the door...but by the third day...she was going to the door and ringing the bell with her nose...and going outside to potty. The only time since then ..that she's had an accident..was during a severe thunderstorm...
and bell or no bell...there was nooooooooooo way that pup was going to get her feet wet.
hanging the bell on the inside of the door...and every few hours, or when she woke up, or had just eaten...we would go to the door...tinkle the bell (play on words)...and say "potty cheetah? potty"...and then we'd go outside for her "potty". The first day...she just wanted to play or tug on the bell as we went out the door...but by the third day...she was going to the door and ringing the bell with her nose...and going outside to potty. The only time since then ..that she's had an accident..was during a severe thunderstorm...
and bell or no bell...there was nooooooooooo way that pup was going to get her feet wet.
Jags_Mommy
Boxer Booster
Bell Training Works Great
It only took Jag a day to figure out the bell training method. We hung bells on the front and back doors of our home. Each time we brought him out we would simply hit the bells and say "out potty" with lots of praise when he did go. Before we knew it he was hitting that bell himself to go out. He has had a few accidents but they were our fault as we did not let him out quick enough to go. He also would ring just to go out and play but you have to bring them out each time they ring it. Eventually you will know when it is the real deal.
The bell method really worked for us.
Good Luck!
It only took Jag a day to figure out the bell training method. We hung bells on the front and back doors of our home. Each time we brought him out we would simply hit the bells and say "out potty" with lots of praise when he did go. Before we knew it he was hitting that bell himself to go out. He has had a few accidents but they were our fault as we did not let him out quick enough to go. He also would ring just to go out and play but you have to bring them out each time they ring it. Eventually you will know when it is the real deal.
The bell method really worked for us.
Good Luck!
PamperedKris
Banned
So then are your dogs always left crated when you are not home? If not then how do they do when they ring the bell and you are not there? My older dog can not be left alone inside the house (seperation anxiety) and must be crated or left outdoors (weather permitting). We are really hoping that our puppy will be able to be left indoors unattended when we are gone at some point down the road. It may never happen, but growing up our dogs were always angels when left home alone and never in a crate. I'd love to be able to do that with my new puppy some day.
Kirby Kirb
Boxer Insane
Bell training Success!
I have a 4 month old boxer, and my fiancee and I started him on the bell training awhile ago. We got these santa bells, attatched them to a string, and hung them on our patio door (inside) Every 5-10 min, we would take him to the door, and say "go pee outside", take his one paw and hit it against the bells, while saying "good boy"! We did this for a few weeks, then he caught on. Now everytime he has to go out, no matter where we are in the house we can hear the bells going off!! It's so great! Everyone I tell in my area are amazed that he does it! It's a great idea, and it works. It helps that boxer are smart dogs, and they catch of very fast.
Cat & Kirby
I have a 4 month old boxer, and my fiancee and I started him on the bell training awhile ago. We got these santa bells, attatched them to a string, and hung them on our patio door (inside) Every 5-10 min, we would take him to the door, and say "go pee outside", take his one paw and hit it against the bells, while saying "good boy"! We did this for a few weeks, then he caught on. Now everytime he has to go out, no matter where we are in the house we can hear the bells going off!! It's so great! Everyone I tell in my area are amazed that he does it! It's a great idea, and it works. It helps that boxer are smart dogs, and they catch of very fast.
Cat & Kirby
Jill's boxer
Banned
If you do a search in the Training forum you will find lots of information on Bell Training and also Crate training -- a much better forum to have posted this question also! 
I only mention it as the BW owner just posted a notice about Posting questions in the wrong forums!
I only mention it as the BW owner just posted a notice about Posting questions in the wrong forums!
Mega's Mom
Boxer Insane
Cornelius hasn't caught on to bell training quite as fast (all Mommy's fault!!) but I am retraining and bought Poochie Bells so hopefully he will be on his way soon. I have heard great things about bell training. Good luck!
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