Original Handcrafted Potty Training Dog Doorbell – Excellence in Craftsmanship, One Size Fits All, Trainer-Recommended for 20+ Years, Made in USA,...

A straightforward, useful product for training your dog and making your life a bit easier. To be clear, these are just bells on a ribbon. That's it. That's all they need to be, but it's not like you are buying some miracle product--you still need to do the work of actually training your dog to use them. That said, training proved reasonably simple and most dogs should be able to figure out a way to hit, bump, or tap the bells to get them to ring. The bells seem to be at an appropriate height for most dogs to use, and while the included ribbon is obviously not at all chew proof, it is certainly strong enough to be constantly knocked about by a dog. My only small complaint is that they might have made the bells a bit bigger or put a few more of them on in order to make the sound a bit louder. While some dogs might knock the heck outta these things and make a racket, I feel like the average dog just bumping them doesn't make the bells ring quite loud enough to be heard from more than one room away. This isn't a huge issue, but certainly one to be aware of. Overall I am satisfied with this product and can comfortably recommend giving it a try. NOTE: Unless you want the bells ringing every time you open your front/back door, I suggest hanging them on a hook or knob close to the door, such as a closet door, which is what I did. It cuts down on the ringing significantly, and won't confusing the training of your dog every time you open the front/back door to go outside without the pooch.

I have a 3 1/2 month old English Bulldog mix who is not much of a barker. I was potty training prior to getting the Poochiebells, but these bells have helped so much in the process. It gives my puppy a way to communicate to me when she needs to go out. I made sure I had her RING THE BELLS before I took her out, and I WENT OUT WITH HER and gave her a treat when she did her business. No "business" no treat. Within a week of getting the bells, my puppy was ringing them on her own. Sure she has times she just wanted to eat the snow....but she is a puppy. The bells are well made and when my puppy rings them, I can hear them even from another room. I would highly recommend these bells.

I had never seen a dog ring a bell to go outside before, but once I heard about it, I knew it was something I wanted to train our puppy to do. I bought this a couple of weeks before Greyson came home with us, and started "training" right from the start. Even though we were initially carrying him outside to go potty, we would ring the bell ourselves, and say "ring the bell" every time. After about 3 weeks of being home, he rang it for the first time on his own. He was in the living room with us, and he was acting a bit weird (you start to recognize the signs of when they have to go!!), so I asked if he needed to go out, and he went straight to the door and rang the bell!!! He had been ringing it for a few days before that, but I think it was more to play with it. If your puppy does this, I would recommend that, even if they are just playing with it, especially in the beginning, anytime they touch the bell, take them outside so they can really make the association between the bell and going out. I will say that now at 7 months, Greyson definitely abuses the system, and rings it whenever he wants to just go outside. But if I tell him no (cos I know he doesn't have to go), he will walk away from it. It's quite funny as you can tell how badly he has to go by the way he rings it. Sometimes it will just be a little nudge with the nose, and a tiny ring, and others he will push the bell all around so its ringing like mad. He's very persistent haha. I would like to caveat this review by explaining that he did not have constant access to the bell, and that's maybe something we should have done differently. Since he was still potty training, he spent about 90% of his time gated in the kitchen, so he could not ring the bell even if he wanted to. I'm sure others would have this training completed much sooner than 3 weeks if they make sure the pup can always access the bell. Definitely recommend. This is a fun and easy thing to teach your dog, and it helps immensely with potty training. Also sure to get a few laughs of delight from your guests when your puppy rings the bell. ;)

I highly recommend using the Poochie Bells, especially when housebreaking a puppy. I followed what other reviewers suggested and hung them on the wall right next to my door, rather than from the door handle. It made sense to me - otherwise the bells would be ringing every time the door was opened for anything, which I thought might be confusing to my dogs. We started our little tiny 10 week old toy poodle puppy right out with these. We followed the directions, and every time we took her outside we would first ring the bells (with her little paw or gently with her nose), say "Ring the bells ... and go OUT!" and then open the door and take her outside. (We were careful to be sure that the bells didn't actually frighten her, because in our case they are pretty big compared to the size of the puppy, haha.) I will admit it felt a little silly sometimes, but we kept it up anyway, always with a cheerful voice and positive attitude. I am pleased to report that she learned very quickly to use them herself! She is three months old now and it is the cutest thing to see this tiny little dog either swing her paw and bat the bells or nudge them with her nose when she wants to go outside. They make a jingle sound like Christmas sleigh bells, which is a pleasant way for her to call us to the door. Much nicer than crying or scratching, and we can hear it from a surprising distance in our home. The fact that they are not on a heavy strap actually makes it easier for the dog to ring them loudly. Like I said, I highly recommend these. They are a clever, fun, and practical idea.