Teaching our dog how to use a bell to go outside

We taught our dog to ring a bell to let us know when she needed to outside and pee.
The first step was to teach Belle what the word touch meant
The way we went about this was we would place our hand in front of her tell her to touch than gently move our hand onto her nose. When her nose touched our hand we gave her a treat, we repeated this several times and then stopped moving our hand so that she would have to move her nose to make the connection, when she did she was given a treat.
We then attached a bell to a wall at a height that was easy for her to reach.
And when she needed to go out to relieve herself we would walk her to the bell ask her to touch it by pointing at the bell when she touched the bell she was given a treat and she was able to go out, this we would touch the bell ourselves and continue and then take her out this way she would still associate the bell with going out, it is important though that you only take your dog out to do their business then bring them right back in. you want them to associate ringing the belle with needing to Pee and pooh and not to go out and play or walk.
We did the touch the belle to go out and pee for a full and receiving a treat for two days after that her reward was just to go out and by the end of the week she was ringing the Belle to go out without us prompting her to touch the Belle.
We hope this helps and if you have any questions leave them down in the comment section, we are by no means expert dog trainers but we will do our best to answer a question if we can. Thanks for watching everyone
Here is a link to our Williamsburg video with Belle
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[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi everyone here is a link to the bell we have mounted onto the wall, we have had it for almost 3 years now and it shows almost no sign of wear. amzn.to/2zhEYpx Thanks for watching!!

[@jonnygrizz]

That's really clever. Good for her to have learned it!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

She is super smart 😃

[@snoopdogg2215]

respect for answering almost all of your comments

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thank you, I try my best to respond to everyone

[@LiaraJane]

Thanks for the short to the point video

[@dirttrollingtroy3498]

That was awesome thank you guys for that

[@wendymueller8709]

Nicely done. So simple and easy to follow and duplicate ;0)

[@NomadicNative]

That, my friends, was a great and very helpful video. Well done! You're right, the stare could mean anything.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks guys! This was a big help for is, Belle is our first dog and we had tons of problems trying to figure out what she was trying to tell us lol

[@phillipwlamb2938]

Whoa! Reverse Pavlovian conditioning! Now YOU guys are the ones trained to take Belle outside when you hear the bell ring. ;-D

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

lol Phillip, Belle is very smart and has trained us well!!

[@hopekeehn4836]

My dog would keep her eye on the treat... and then I would boop her nose and give her the treat and she would be like okayyyy? I held my hand out to the side with two fingers out, and told her to touch them. I think that worked a little better... at first, my hand was kinda blocking her and she didn't understand. Anyway, thanks for the video. Prolly gonna keep this one! Helped a lot👍

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Very glad to hear you found the video helpful! Good luck with the training and have a great day!

[@millyali6068]

Thank you so much! This is really helpful. I'm looking forward to using this to avoid more accidents with my puppy!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

So glad to hear you found this video helpful. It certainly made things easier for us and our dog. Good luck with the training!

[@bonnemoms5413]

Excited to try this. We just got a 4 month old puppy. He waited 3 days to start going potty in the house, and we take him out all of the time. He goes out does nothing, then as soon as we go in he goes potty. No matter how long we are outside.

[@anthonycbrown1952]

Thank you for including Belle in your videos. Glad to see you have made efforts to make her life easier while on the road. Have enjoyed many of your videos and look forward to seeing more.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Anthony, we like to include Belle as much as possible, she really is the star of the videos when she feels like making an appearance that is lol. I think all decisions we make revolve around her and she really enjoying the campgrounds and watching the squirrels lol

[@WilliamBaumannIII]

That was awesome! Thanks for making a video that was better than the 100 dog training ones I watched!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

That is so great to hear, glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! Good luck with the training

[@starlight9716]

What a great video!! Thank you for showing us how you trained Belle. What a wonderful dog she is.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

She is super Starlight🐶 Someone said in the comments she has trained us well lol, I think they are right😂

[@rickl6697]

Awesome.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks Richard!!

[@zxcvbnm6669]

She is so cute

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Yes she is :)

[@DWDinAtlanta]

Good tip! Our dogs always pawed the door and that worked if we were in the room. But living in a 4000 sq ft, 2 story home, we were most often in a different room during the day. In 2011, we spent a month in China and left one dog at the vet for knee surgery and the other went to a dog sitter who kept many dogs. Logan learned to ring a bell on the back door to go out. We tried to teach him many tricks with treats, but the older dog, who had learned them all before we got Logan, was always front & center and stealing the treats! Poor Logan was dumb as dirt. We didn't get to teach him many things with Buster around. Logan was our snuggles and loved to ride on the dash of our RV. We miss that little guy. Buster won't be around much longer and hubby says no more for now. He would have to be saving ones life for us to get one sooner. He came home with a Chihuahua he found running down the middle of the road at rush hour. He went out the next day to see if anyone had put out signs and found it's owner. He babied that dog and named him and didn't want to give him back. LOL The ladies brother had put the dog in the backyard and left him for a minute to get his phone. The dog squeezed out the fence. So hubby said since it wasn't her fault, he felt better giving the dog back. He's such a softee!

[@albemech]

Best video for bell training thank you.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@monicalifornia_]

Absolutely adorable and such a smart girl.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Yes she is! We were lucky to have found her, Belle is our first dog and we had no idea how to train her, lucky she knew how to train us lol

[@cherylmaloney8435]

Wow. How clever. Very well done. Belle has trained you well. LOL.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Cheryl, I just wrote in my last comment that Belle is our first dog and we did not know how to train her but luckily she knew how to train us lol. She is a smarty pants🐶

[@CrazyGamers81]

Awesome video guys sorry I been quiet Belle is such a smart girl me an Angel love her that was a clever idea she used to do that when you had your apparment but living in a RV would be new to her so she might have forgotten nice plan thumbs up 😀

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

No worries CG, we have been quiet too! Its been over two weeks since we even made a video. We keep bouncing around and our internet does not always work with us. The we borrowed a friends internet connection to do the live stream yesterday, in fact thats what I am on now to answer comments lol.

[@CrazyGamers81]

Moving Forward lol well its great knowing your both doing great :D

[@sagansrun2932]

You can get wireless button door bells with 2 buttons pretty cheap at Walmart. Put a button on each side of the door. You can set the sound the buttons make too for inside or outside.

[@calicojunctionisclosed]

LOL why is it animals are smarter then most humans

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

They certainly are and that is a great question, I wish we had an answer lol.

[@RJsadventures]

That's Awesome ! I may have to try that with Willie & Gus. Thanks for sharing

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Guys, it's been very helpful for us. It pro a my doesn't look like it in the video but it can be tedious to teach, I think we did almost a full day with Belle just sitting on the floor for her to learn touch our hand before moving to the Bell the second day, but it was well worth it in the end

[@Kham1278]

We did the same bell training with our dog too lol and nice to see your point of view of it. Good job ken

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks Toon, Belle was a good sport for working with me on this video and it's nice that she literally works for peanuts lol.

[@timrover]

COOL, If only my exotic birds could do that although they are smart...but going potty is not one of them ;). Kudos to you and Sabrina, great episode Kenny.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks Tim, How are the birds while traveling in the RV? We didn't know you had any pets, don't think we have ever seen them in any of your videos? Guess we will have to go back and see if we spot one

[@rogerkern]

If it works for then it’s fine. Never seen or used that method before but nothing wrong with that. 👍👍

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Roger, Belle is our first dog and she was 6 months old when we got her, we were told she was already house broken but she would make a mess in our apartment all the time. She wouldn't cry at the door or make any noise she just kept peeing on the floor lol. We lived on the 3rd floor of an apartment building so a doggie door wouldn't work, a friend of ours recommended teaching her how to use a belle and she explained to us how to. Luckily Belle picked up on it otherwise I don't know what we would have done. Thanks for watching and always taking the time to comment we appreciate it🐶

[@jamesmills109]

When I put my hand to my dogs nose and tell him to touch he basically tries to bite my hand off.

[@hopekeehn4836]

😂😂

[@bonnemoms5413]

Mine likes to play bite. He's only 4 months old and we haven't even had him two weeks.

[@TheGlampingGuys]

OMG! Awesome! I did this with Ziggy when I first got him. He loved it so much that he'd just ring it all the time. hahaha... So the bell had to go. LOL! Now he just goes on paper. Great video and information. Thanks! Peace! 🌈🌈

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi guys, We were afraid Belle would over use this power as well lol, but she has been really good about it. There was one time a squirrel was teasing her from the window and she rang the bell to go out and get it lol. We didn't let her though🐶

[@williamhoward4323]

Enjoyed the video. Very good.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi William, glad to hear you enjoyed and found it helpful 😁

[@eugenelarkins8587]

Thank you 👍

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Glad you liked the video good luck with the training :)

[@robertschenkel5388]

That's a lot of treats lol

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Lol, she is high energy Rob and will burn the treats off quickly.

[@eviem70]

Awesome! I don’t like the door hanging ones. Just ordered it, thanks!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi everyone here is a link to our video of Belle at Williamsburg Virginia last year. kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=T6OwGY3ANx8 Thanks for checking it out!

[@RVEnthusiast]

Nice job Belle! Our dog Buster rings the bell with his foot to go out. Our Other dog Junior uses Buster to ring the bell to go out. I haven't figured out which dog is smarter...Buster or Junior. ;-)

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Lmao Bruce ! I think it would be junior lol that is so funny! They are so crazy smart! Belle uses us to do most things for her too!

[@RVEnthusiast]

Junior is our looker you talked about...sits there looking at you. He is special in that he will not eat our of a bowl or drink from one either. Odd, but he uses my theater seat cup holder only. and his 3D printed flat plate I made for him. Buster is not as picky...he will eat or drink out of anything. He is so much easier. Love my Junior though.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

I remember the video of the 3d print bowl how it has one side on a slope so he can pull the food out of it like a slide. Thought that was a pretty creative design. I don't think Belle cares wjat her food is in either but won't eat unless we are home with her, she has big time separation anxiety.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

By the way did I ever ask if you wanted to be on the live show I'm trying to put together? I'll be able to do guests via Skype. I'll be able to have the feed go right to the video I may even be able to do more than one guest at a time. Hope you'll be available for an episode

[@RVEnthusiast]

if the timing works...Im in.

[@RVHabit]

How ingenious. That sure beats crying or pawing at the door. I have to ask who came up with that idea? Super cool. Happy travels.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Lou, Belle wouldn't make a sound when we got her she would just squat down and pee lol. We have a friend who trains dogs and she suggested this to us and told us how to go about teaching her, it's been the best thing Belle has ever learned

[@elainemcnary625]

Great idea.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks Elaine, a friend of ours who trains dogs told us about this idea when she heard we were having so much trouble figuring out when belle needed to go outside

[@stir410]

Perfect

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@WaterBottleBlues101]

Great video!🔔

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Thanks Sun&MoonSky, Belle is pretty smart and surprises us all the time :)

[@kimkempf924]

Thank you! I have been trying to train and your video added a step I wasn't using!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

That is great to hear Kim, we are glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. Let us know how it goes :)

[@zxcvbnm6669]

Your dog is a genius

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

We always say she is smarter than us. She can understand most of our words and we don't understand any of hers.

[@stacieodstacieod9555]

Do you clean up after your Dog? Videos like this one I enjoy big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank!!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Stacieod, We do clean up after her, we have bags in the car, in our jackets, in the RV in our back pockets. We are almost always prepared lol. Glad you enjoyed Belle and I had fun putting it together.

[@izzyd1459]

What breed is Belle? We adopted her doppelgänger from the local Humane Society a few years ago. I’m looking to bell train him and, wouldn’t you know it, we found a video that looked like he was already the star of the show. Can’t wait to hear your reply. I’m so excited.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Izzy, We had Belle swabbed to find out and she is 25% Chihuahua 12.5% Vizsla 12.5% Basset Hound 12.5% American Terrier and 37% assorted terrier/sporting She is a great dog, very smart, great listener and understands most of things we tell her. I always say she is smarter than me because she is able to understand almost all of my words, but I don't understand any of hers. We picked up Belle about 6 years ago from a shelter in Virginia. She has been great! a bit hyper, but no one is perfect lol Take care and good luck with the bell training!

[@andrewcoletta7179]

how long will it take for the dog to get used to this and do u put the treat by the bell after touch

[@abhineena]

Hello.... this video is helpful... my puppy is 6 months old labradoodle. He has learnt to ring the bell. But He does not ring on his own. When we take him out then only he rings. Please suggest... what can i do to teach him to ring the bell on his own when he wants to go out for his business. Thanks

[@chadandhayleysmom]

Great video! I just got new French doors installed and I want to teach my dog to do this so he won't scratch the doors. He is very smart but he's 13 and almost completely deaf. He won't be able to hear me say "touch" so can you suggest another way?

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi, when we took Belle to classes for training there was a dog there that was deaf. They taught him everything through hand gestures. This is the only thing I could think of your dog as well. Maybe some type of hand signal to represent touch, maybe one hand to make the signal and use the other to touch his nose.

[@joanhazelgrove9444]

I am going to have to try that with my dog. He is 8, so we will see how it goes.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hey Joan, let us know how it goes, Belle is now three and half years old and I'm going to teach her how to bark on command in hopes of being able to get her to stop barking on command. I feel like it's going to take alot of patientince from both of us lol

[@joanhazelgrove9444]

Moving Forward I would also like to teach him to stop barking. He is a good watch dog, so I don't want to interfere,with that, but when the doorbell rings, he keeps barking and I need to train him to stop and know all is ok.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Joan, we agree we certainly don't want belle to stop alerting us but we also want her to stop when we ask get too lol. She gets a bit crazy🐶

[@catherineandoliver8151]

How old of a puppy is Belle? How long have you had her? I just got a puppy dachshund who is 6 months old. I’ve only had him a week. Do you think it’s to early? I think so. If I did the touch thing, he’d bite my hand. Not aggressively, but in play. I’m working that. Is Belle potty trained?. We’re working on that too. Heheh. Yeah, now that I think about it, ringing a bell is shooting to high right now. Safe travels!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Dreaming of RVing, We got Belle when she was 6months old also and it was one of the first things she learned, because she was making too many messes in our apartment. She is now about three and a half years old. When Belle was younger and she would put her teeth on us not to bite but to play we would do a loud scream, don't go too crazy with the scream and we would then say are those teeth, after a while we could stop the scream and just say to her are those teeth and it would stop her from using them. I think your pup is at the perfect age to learn all of this. Another good thing we taught Belle was to wait till we told her to eat, this stopped her from eating random items on the floor that could be harmful to her like chocolate or grapes and it also stopped her from Trying to knock the food bowl out of her hands. Hope this helps let us know if you have any other questions and we will do our best to answer them

[@catherineandoliver8151]

Moving Forward I was at first trying the loud “yelp” when the play teeth come out, (ha! As I sit here with a blood pinky finger), but the sudden “yelp” startled my mother with Alzheimer’s. So that’s not going to work. Heheh. We’ll get there a step at a time. I just have to fine what works and stick with it. I think I need trained as much as Oliver does.

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

It really is one step at a time, we have been trying to get Belle to stop barking at every person that walks past us for three years, we will eventually get her to calm down but it may be when shes a senior citizen😊

[@catherineandoliver8151]

Moving Forward I think Oliver and I made great strides with potty training today. I’m watching him like a hawk and taking him out every hour or two. Then when he does do something, I praise him like crazy and we play fetch with his monkey squeaky toy for a while. But only when he does something. Seems to be working. Positive reinforcement. Biting is down a little bit also. The bloody finger wasn’t his fault really. We were playing with squeaky hide and seek and I didn’t get my finger out of the way fast enough. He’s a puppy. Hehehe. I love him! Ok, I’ll stop bugging you guys about dogs now. He just makes me happy 😃!! Safe travels!!

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Oh we thought you were joking about the bloody finger, lol. Oh we remember the days of constantly taking belle out, up andx down three flights of steps in our apartment lol. We could talk about Belle all day! Good luck with the training it sounds like it's going well!

[@joanhazelgrove9444]

Where do you find a bell like that?

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Hi Joan, We picked the Bell up on Amazon it's called a gogo Bell. We have had it for 3yrs now and it's still ringing.

[@Drinks-and-finger-food]

It took my wife 11 months to teach me this, I got it now but sometimes I still leave the toilet seat open. 😕

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

lol, Sabrina always asks me, why I can not remember to leave the seat down for her and I always ask her why can't she remember to leave it up for me :) lol Take care J and safe travels!!

[@andrewbusby6049]

why is my dog dumb??

[@andrewbusby6049]

she starts touching my palm without me telling her to and she's afraid of the bell this is a disaster but very helpful video indeed

[@MovingForwardAdventures]

Sorry to hear it is not working out :(