If you're never quite sure when your dog needs to go outside, you might be thinking that it would be nice if he would just tell you! Training your puppy to ring a bell is a wonderful tool for learning when he needs to go outside. With this training, you need to set up some jingle bells on the door the dog uses to go outside when you’re housetraining him. Ignore the bell. Don’t introduce your puppy to the bell when they are first hung up. Next time when you take him outside, bring him to the door and let him nose the bells. If you can’t get him ring the bell on his own, encourage him to touch it and shake it slightly to make a ring. Don’t ring the bell when you come back inside. The puppy will often ring it just to play with it. But whenever he does so, take him outside immediately even if he doesn’t have to go. This actually helps the puppy learn to ring the bell only when he needs to go outside.
