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Old 06-11-2018, 10:26 AM   #10
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Default Re: Evidently, I am terrible at dog training

We adopted our puppy at 8 wks. I bought a desk bell off of amazon.com and put it on the floor on her side of the gate. I would ask, if she had to potty and then take her paw and tap the bell. We then put the harness on and went out. Successful trips got/get praise and a small treat when we come inside.

We dont' do the bell so much anymore, but she is still up for the treats.

As a funny.............my husband started this thing when we go out, singing "Come on Penni, let's go potty" or "Stinkerella, Stinkerella".............Now you see these 2 old people out in the yard singing these silly tunes to get the dog to hurry up and pick a spot. LOL He also sings to her when we put her dish down with meals.......and then picks up her paw on top of the other paw and prays.....If you skip either of those things, she refuses to eat her meal.

Dogs are funny. (She also gets very anxious and we have really never left her in the house alone. Someone is usually here all the time, so I don' t know how she will handle that if the time comes that we have to leave the house together.) Ours is definitely an Alpha dog. (She was so different when we adopted her. Of course they did not tell us that she had a virus that almost killed her the day after we got her......they did not give us the antibiotics she was on at the shelter. We had to eye dropper feed and water her around the clock for over a week.)

I hope you can figure out your fur baby's language and get the problems taken care of. I love the hanging bell or a desk bell on the floor for them to ring when they need outside.
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