Hells Bells
I've gotten so that the bell w/in 5 min of coming back inside is ignored, but try not to do it all the time so that he gets discouraged. How do you get them to ring the bell only when they need to go? Ollie at only 10 wks old is remarkably good at going outside. Mork (the cat) has even learned to ring the bell when he wants out (which is anytime he is inside during the daytime), but Daisy (OES) does not show any interest in signalling w/ the bells. She will respond if she hears Ollie or Mork ring them - and be ready to go out, but she still insists on the one on one cpntact. She comes and barks (once) right beside me to say she needs to go out. |
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| We just had to play it by ear because Clyde did the same thing. To get it to stick, for the first few weeks, as annoying as it was, we took him out every time. Then, when we knew he had the hang of the bell, and got a feel for how long it really was in between the real need to go and the fake need, we ignored him when he'd overring it. After that, the constant ringing subsided. It wasn't overnight but it did happen. |
| CONGRATS! What an achievement!! |
ahhhh what a lovely story  |
| Hi,
Hmm good question and I'm never had to deal with that. I was one of those that mentioned the bell system (sure others have as well) that I used with Shaggy. In her younger days, Shaggy barked to go outside but as she aged and her eyesight started failing she would just sit by the back door and I would miss it if I was busy in another room. Thus I hung up the bells to signal she was sitting by the door or walking close to it. Sorry don't have any suggestions at this time as she would ring the bell when she came in close proximity to the door. Maybe it's like a new toy? hey lets see if mom comes racing over when she hears this? Lol That's great about Ollie and Mork!!! 
Marianne and the boys |
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