I have heard of dogs being trained to ring a bell whenever they need to go outside to potty. This would make it better for both the animals and myself—especially since I am struggling to housebreak my cousin’s little Pomeranian.
I found the bell training system at Wally World for ten bucks and grabbed it. Apparently all you do is hang the bell on the doorknob, ringing it when you say the word “outside” or whatever word you use to ask them if they want to go out to potty. They end up associating the bell with going outside and will ring the bell when they need out.
It seems simple enough and doesn’t really change my routine any. I just ring the bell whenever I ask them if they want to go out and wait for them to catch on.
I’m going to try this. At worst I’ll have a neat looking bell for decoration!