[NAGDU] Ring the bell

[Danielle Sykora]

Having him ring the bell before you take him out is a good idea.
Hopefully he'll start associating the two. If he rings the bell on his
own, c/t and take him out. If he then comes back in and rings the bell
again or any time you are almost certain he doesn't actually have to
relieve, ignore the ringing.

Either keep the clicker hidden so he doesn't think the presence of the
clicker is a cue for ringing the bell or have the clicker in sight
randomly throughout the day for the same reason.

Danielle and Thai

On 2/21/16, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Krokus's idea of letting me know he has to go out off-schedule is to come
> look at me.  Or it could mean he wants to be petted, or play.  So he had an
> accident the other day, because I didn't figure it out soon enough.
>
> I'm trying to teach him to ring some bells on the doorknob when he wants to
> go out.  It took about a minute to teach him to ring the bell, using the
> clicker.  I'm stopping to have him ring the bell every time before we go
> out
> to park.  This morning, all he wanted to do was ring the bell!  I had to
> stop c&T-ing so we could get out the door.
>
> I'd like ideas of how to show him that ringing the bell means we're going
> out.  Is there a quicker way than doing it every time we go out?  Should I
> have him ring it first, then put on his leash, as I will if he gets the
> idea
> and rings it himself?  Or have him on leash before he rings it, so we're
> ready to go?
>
> Now he is ringing it and I have the clicker in my hand, ready to click.  I
> guess the next step is to hide the clicker in my fist or pocket, so it's
> not
> a signal to ring the bell?
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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