I used this to teach my dog to tell me when he needed to go out so that he wouldn't learn to bark instead. I didn't want my dog to scratch on the door or bark to tell me he wanted to go out, so I started early with him to touch the bell with his nose to indicate he wanted to go out. I have one at the back door, one at the top of the stairs, and one on my desk at work (he is a service dog). I trained him to "touch" to indicate he needs to go. Since he already had a schedule to go out at 11, 2, 5, 8, and 10pm, I jsut made him touch it at those times that I was going to take him anyway. He got used to touching before the door would open. Now, if he needs to go and it isn't a regularly scheduled time, he will touch the bell. I hear the sound, and I will let him out (as will my family members). I did this with my prior dogs too, but the bell I had before was a heavy sleigh bell which was just too big for a papillon. This is light enough for any sized dog to use.
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I was skeptical about this product, but was willing to try anything with our new puppy.We watched the DVD the night before we picked him up and started using it from day 1.
Maverick was only 8 weeks old when we brought him home of course he had some accidents at first, but I expected that! By day 3-4, Mav was ringing the bell on his own to go outside.
From days 5-12ish, he maybe only had 1 accident inside per day, and it was usually because we weren't watching him closely enough to read the signs that he needed to go.
We're now on day 17, Mav is just over 10 weeks old, and he hasn't had an accident inside for 5 days. He consistently rings the bell when he needs to go potty, we let him out, and he goes immediately.
I'm amazed that it took less than 2 weeks to completely house train such a little puppy it has made such a huge difference.
I can't recommend this product highly enough.
Good Luck!The snap broke already and we haven't even taught the dog to use it. Also, the adjustment doodad does not lock into place, so it keeps working its way down to the floor. I just tied the top part into a knot to bypass the snap, but that means the little bow is gone and it looks a little tacky. I will have to find a way to lock the adjuster into position. Probably should send it back, but it's easier just to "fix" it, I think. If it were $5 I might give it 2 or 3 stars, but for $20 it should last at least long enough to get the dog trained. Looked nice in the package!I wish I had thought of the potty bells myself. What a great idea to help potty-train a dog. However, my puppy is not getting the hang of them. She thinks it's a toy to play with and the ribbon isn't holding up well against her sharp little teeth. I'm hoping the potty bells stay in one piece long enough for her to get the revelation of what they're for. Sure would make my life easier. A friend of mine taught her dog to use them, and she loves them.
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