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Sure! Keep in mind it could be a flook still but LETS STAY POSITIVE RIGHT? :D
- We bought these bells from Amazon. They just hang on our doorknob. Some people prefer the nicer looking ones or something that won't scratch the walls -- but our apartment is pretty simple as it is so we don't mind :)
- For a little context, we live on the third floor of an apartment. Our 15-week golden seems to be afraid of the word "outside" but will gladly romp around once he's there. So we knew we wanted to try bell training to give a more formal process around the act. He's pretty small for a retriever still, so we've been carrying him downstairs to avoid accidents in the public places of the building.
- Regarding potty on command: we've been saying the word "bivouac" whenever Monti potties for a while now. Why did we choose "bivouac"? I actually don't know...my boyfriend picked it out lol. But after we got Monti, we quickly learned "Monti" was too close to "potty" for his little puppy ears and we didn't want him to think his name meant "okay go pee." He would perk up and look at us when we said "potty" so we knew that wasn't going to work. Basically the process was whenever we went outside and he squats we say (or more like excitedly shout) "BIVOUAC! Good boy, Monti! Bivouac" and then give him a treat. We stopped giving treats a few weeks ago but we still say bivouac whenever he potties. It helps when he's distracted or in a new place. He knows the word "bivouac" means that he has an agenda to complete outside.
- SO to introduce him to the bell, what I started doing was stopping by the door and letting him hit it with his paw or nose before we went outside. When it made a jingle, I said "OUTSIDE!" and gave him a normal dog treat before exiting the apartment and going outside.
- Once he was comfortable with the new noise-making machine in the apartment (because he WAS definitely scared at first), I upped the ante. If it was time for a scheduled potty break, I would grab half a slice of turkey. I'd get his attention with it and then walk over to the door (I already have my shoes on and our "outside bag" over my shoulder...ready to go!) I put a piece of the turkey on top of the lowest bell (he's too short for the other two right now) and let him eat it off the bells, jingling it. I reward him with praise and say "outside" so he [hopefully] keeps associating bells = outside = potty. After that, I have him sit and give him another bite of the turkey while I put his leash on. Then lure him in the hallway and toward the stair well. He gets the turkey at the stairs...where I then pick him up and carry him the rest of the way. My goal is to get him to hold it little by little until we can make it all the way downstairs and outside without accidents!
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So today, I had let him out after he ate and drank -- he pottied and we walked around/played for a while. We came back upstairs for maybe 5 minutes and he rings the bell again. I KNOW he likely doesn't have to potty, but he rang -- so I have to listen. I leash him up (no turkey rewards, just praise because I want to get him OUT as fast as possible) and carry him downstairs and outside. We're walking around where he usually potties and nothing is happening -- which is fine. I'm expecting him to abuse the system at first, and I planned to give him 5 minutes without moving from our potty spot. I say "bivouac" and....HE PEES!!!!!!! Not only did he ring his bell to go outside but he PEED with our command word. I'm so proud of him :D
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Sorry this is so long! Hopefully it's a little helpful. and PS Pibble is an adorable name.
So, I actually bought the bells at Tomlinsons(?), but they look just like this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KG9WMWI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_AluxDbMFMJ6FN
It hangs on the door handle, and we would manually use her paws to jingle the bells before going outside every time. It felt dumb at the time haha, but she picked it up! She started nosing the bells and looking over at us. She will still occasionally have an accident inside, but it鈥檚 getting better!
Honestly a lot of what you are describing is normal puppy and adolescent behavior when the puppy isn鈥檛 managed and trained. It won鈥檛 get be better on its own and it may not be easy but with a little management and crate training it鈥檚 all very fixable.
Basically this dog can not be loose unsupervised. Whether this means crate training so you can go upstairs, bringing the dog upstairs with your, or hanging out downstairs is up to you. But if the dog is unsupervised, it goes into a crate to prevent accidents and chewing.
Next it鈥檚 back to potty training 101, set a regular potty schedule and train the dog to signal you. At a year old a dog should be able to hold it no problem for 8 hours, but if it鈥檚 never been trained to hold it you can鈥檛 rely on it. I鈥檇 start at taking the dog out every 4 hours and then rewarding it when it goes outside. Slowly increase this time and you鈥檒l eventually get up to a full 8 hours. For training signaling, pick up dog bells or some other dog doorbell if you need something louder. Just ring the bell every time you go outside, GSDs are smart it won鈥檛 take long for it to realize ringing the bell gets the door open. The fact that the accidents you are finding are by the door is very encouraging, it means your dog understands it needs to go outside it just doesn鈥檛 know how to signal you (or possible how to signal you loudly, many dogs will sit be a door and that is their signal). But no unsupervised time until the dog is reliably going outside and holding it inside.
Same goes for chewing/destroying stuff. This is self rewarding behavior, it鈥檚 fun and once a dog discovers it, they will keep doing it unless not given the opportunity. So getting rid of this behavior is twofold, providing appropriate entertainment which it sounds like you are doing and managing the dog when you can鈥檛 supervise. Keeping and eye on it for potty training as described above will help a lot with this. Some dogs eventually stop this behavior if prevented from practicing it for a while, others never do and will always require crating or a seriously dog proofed area.
If you think you can do this, try. If 24/7 supervision (and crating when not supervised, which I should add should only be a few hours a day) is not feasible, then it may be best to find the dog a new home now before these habits get worse.
No offense, but this approach seems quite complicated. We achieved some great and lasting results teaching with a doggy door bell trigger, yummy treats and double-bagging belly bands.
Here's the bell we used $8, they also have different/electronic designs for about $30. Our high-value treat/reward was chicken hearts/gizzards about $1/lb, slow cook for 30 mins on med and chop pieces to appropriate treat size. 1 lb lasts about a week in the fridge and the dog. As for bell bands, we just doubled up. Sighthound specialties has some thick fleece bands $10? and two of them are thick enough to catch everything if needed but not too encumbering on the hound. Kept those on while training and just rewarded bell and going outside with treats.
Training totally stuck. Hope this helps.
Hi! I got these from amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KG9WMWI/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_T8f1AbDTD7GKA
They are pretty loud and I don鈥檛 think they would sound anything like your cat鈥檚 bell. These are kind of like sleigh bells. By the way, it鈥檚 not so much about the sound being for the puppy, but rather the sound is for me to be able to hear it and respond to it. I feel like for my puppy it鈥檚 more about the action of going to the door and hitting the bells. Hope this makes sense! Good luck!
You're going to want to crate-train your dog while you're out. It's the safest thing--Iggies are very intelligent and curious, daring and adventurous. While these are awesome qualities, you wouldn't want to come home to a chewed power cord, your dog trapped under something that fell on him after climbing on it, or a broken leg because your dog climbed high and jumped down. I'm still amazed at how tiny Morty's little leg bones are.... He's never had any issue, but the breed is notorious for delicate legs, especially during the puppy years.
Iggies are super sensitive--way more than most other breeds. More than just about any other dog, they will only respond to positive reinforcement--which can be a challenge as a first-time dog owner. Additionally, they are highly social and do not like being alone. When we got Morty I was running a Startup from home, I've been speaking with some folks about picking up another full-time job and not looking forward to the transition.
We have a chihuahua and some cats and Morty's bonded with each of them. He can spend hours in his crate with our chihuahua, they just snuggle up and sleep--but he really dislikes being crated by himself. So depending on the hours you work, the alone-time might be a challenge and could lead to nervousness or other bad behavior.
Small apartment shouldn't be too big of a deal as long as you're walking your dog and providing open space for running like a dog park. IGs are crazy fast when they run. They like cozy spaces and sleeping with/on/under their people.
This is close to the IG potty bible: https://www.midwestigrescue.com/ig-training-help/house-training-your-ig/
The Belly Bands from Sitehound Specialties really helped with Morty's potty training: http://www.voloig.com/SIGHTHOUND_SPECIALTIES.html
You may also want to consider getting a doorbell for your dog to signal that it's time to go out, these work really well: https://www.amazon.com/Doorbells-Premium-Quality-Training-Adjustable/dp/B01KG9WMWI/ref=zg_bs_2975348011_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JV2REFVJZW8EPTEWES53
One thing you may want to consider depending on how well you know your neighbors is paying a retiree to sit your dog a few days a week. The dog would love the company and a senior would make a little money having a part-time lapdog.
Good luck with your new Iggie!
While some people have opinions about kennels, kennel training and dog door bells have been super effective for house training our puppy. We have two kennels, one we keep in our family room and never shut the door and the other in a room that we use when we leave for work. Our older dog goes and chills in the one in the family room and the puppy has picked up on that and now does the same thing. Also, don't use the kennel as punishment and always give treats when they go in. The puppy still has occasional accidents but they're usually more when she gets super excited rather than full on relieving herself because she isn't able to get outside
We had this problem with our puppy going in the house until we put bells on the door!
This is the one we bought from amazon.