For Whom the Bell Told... Take 2

 

Well as some of you may remember, I wrote this blog here. It basically informed you that the husband and I really needed to do some work with Toby's rather loud howel since we had moved into a house. The blog post was entitled (as of course you could figure out from the title)... For Whom the Bell Told. Well as a follow up post, I do have to say that the bell does do its job. We ring the bell and Toby runs for the doggy door. Now there are several things that must be in place for this to work.

1. You must use real treats. One week we had sadly run out and instead were using just a few bits of dog food to supplement. This sadly lead to a very challenging week.
2. The doggy door must be closed immediately. There have been several occasions that Toby found an escape route back outside after he had finished a treat and then would not come back in until he had been given another. Sneaky furbabe.
3. Mattie is not a fan of using the bathroom in the wet grass but oh how she still expects a treat even if she refuses to go outside.
4. If we are not ready to call the pups inside, Toby will bark at the back door so that we may ring the bell. He will even put his head halfway through the doggy door to see if it is time for a treat.

Anyway with all these things in mind... I will say the bell has been a great resource for a barking dog. We just have a super sneaky little man on our hands but oh how I love him!