GoGo Bell Dog Doorbell for Housebreaking/Housetraining Door Bell/Potty Training Your Poochie to Let You Know When they Need to Tinkle (White, Qty 1)

5 reviews for GoGo Bell Dog Doorbell for Housebreaking/Housetraining Door Bell/Potty Training Your Poochie to Let You Know When they Need to Tinkle (White, Qty 1)

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Inconspicuous and such a help for dogs! (verified owner) – December 29, 2024

   Great product. Can modify it for perfect fit

   If you are looking for a nice looking loud bell this is the one for you. I work night shift and sleep during the day so I worry about my pup having to pee while I'm sleeping. So I actually have two. One upstairs near the bedroom for while I'm sleeping (he stays up there with me while I'm in bed) and one by the door downstairs. It works great. Nice and loud and easy to ring. The only thing some people may not like is that it rings for a while. It hangs off a metal arm and bounces so if you hit it hard it keeps bouncing for a while. It's not a problem for me-I just hold it still for a second before letting go and it stops the momentum. I actually kind of like it because I don't know if I would wake up from one short ring. Another great thing is this mounts to the wall and holds the bell out away from the wall. (I actually bent it out a little more so it was farther from the wall) So it's easy for him to get to, adjustable since u can mount it anywhere on the wall, and it's away from the wall so I don't have any scratch marks in my paint from him trying to paw at it! And if you don't want to mount it to the wall I'm sure you could use the extra strength command strips or something similar to hold it up. I also chose this over the hanging bells on the string because if I got that kind I know he would just want to play with it.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer (verified owner) – December 29, 2024

   Great little product that works well with a little proper and consistant training!

   I made a homemade version of this "doggie-doorbell" years ago for a German Shepherd puppy that I was training, he learned how to ring my old version very well, the only problem I had with the one I made was – it did swing across the door because it was hanging on the door knob, so therefore it marked up the door, also when ever someone came in or out the door it would ring, so you did not always associate hearing it with the dog ringing it to go outside.

   I recently acquired a little Norfolk Terrier, so when I saw the "GoGo Bell" on Amazon, I thought this is very clever since it does not swing across the door it will not mark up the door. After receiving the Bell, I placed it on to the door itself for a few days, using a "command-strip" adhesive tape so that I could remove it after the first few days of training.
   Dogs associate words and sounds, along with consistent actions when you are training them, so each time the door opened and closed he would hear the little bell ring. Then each time we would take "Tator" out to go potty, we would also say-the-words and give the bell a little ring. Within two days, he had learned that when the bell rings, it means the door is opening, so he would run over to the door as soon as he would hear it.
   On the third day, I moved the bell off of the door itself, by pulling the command-strip off, and I attached it about six inches to the right side of the door frame, down at his eye level (with another command-strip so it doesn't make holes in the wall using screws or nails). Days 3 and 4, every time we take him out to go "potty", we say the words and touch the bell.
   On day 5 we were sitting at the supper table and we heard the little bell ring, I looked surprised at my husband and went around the corner, Tator had rung the bell and was sitting in front of the door waiting to go outside. Needless to say, we were thrilled that he had learned the connection with the bell so fast.
   Today, the day of this review, it has been 7 days since I received the bell, and Tator rings it every time he wants to go out now. Good product and great idea, it works well with a little time and training!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer (verified owner) – December 29, 2024

   Works great!

   Our little dog started using this right away! Now anytime he needs out, we hear the bell and take him out! Yay!! No more messes in the house!

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Sara (verified owner) – December 29, 2024

   Works, and the dogs don't runn off with it!

   My dogs think the bells on a rope are perfect toys. This bell serves the function without being easy to take off with. My only suggestion would be a better quality bell, the sound is really tinny. But it does it's job and was not expensive. I want to revise that. Mounted the bell sounds much better!

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   C.M. (verified owner) – December 29, 2024

   Love it! Pavlov's dog--now my dog can communicate!

   OVERALL:
   We love them–highly recommend! We bought one to try for the back door and my dog learned to use it quickly; immediately bought 3 more. Pavlov's dog–SHE has definitely trained US to open the door when she rings the bell. Some of the sly indoor cats have caught on & try to fool the humans.
   POSITIVES:
   We bought 3 more so we can have a bell inside & out of the two main doors my dog uses. The bells are not expensive, so i didn't hesitate at all to get as many as needed–once i confirmed it would work with my dog.
   My dog no longer scratches up the door–which is awesome.
   My dog can now communicate! She no longer has to scratch the door or stare at me until someone can decipher if she:
   A. Is just hanging out by the door.
   B. Wants to look outside, but not go outside. #FicklePrincess
   C. Actually wants you to open the door.
   POSSIBLE NEGATIVES:
   My dog weighs 65 lbs, and so the force of her ringing the bell can pull the screws from the wall, knocking the bell & screws off–when they're just screwed into the thin plaster. It doesn't damage the bell or screws–just leaves 2 screw-sized holes in the wall. I can now prevent this by screwing it into the door frame or wood by the door. Still totally worth it!
   Of the 4 i ordered:
   3 of 4 ring for just a second or two; loud but short and to the point.
   1 of 4 keeps ringing for what seems like forever–maybe 10 seconds. I think it has to do with the curved part not touching the wall/door close enough. This is either user error–i put it up wrong–or because the thin medal curved part could have been misshapen ever-so-slightly in production. Still totally worth it!
   Also, just on a human-laziness annoyance factor: My dog has the attention span of–whel, a dog–and sometimes wants to go in/out every few minutes. If my dog has already been in/out several times and clearly doesn't have to go to the bathroom, i just tell her no. But as a social creature, sometimes she doesn't want to go outside by herself, and is just ringing the bell so i'll join her lolz.
   TRAINING TO USE THE BELL:
   I started out by giving her a piece of cheese every time–but in the order of: she rings the bell, i open the door & let her in/out, & then she gets a bit of cheese. American cheese slices work best for my dog; she loves them, and they're individually wrapped so i can just tear off a small piece. This way she gets a reward, and I'm spending very little money on the training process.
   My dog started out just doing it for the cheese. #doglife. It took her less than a day(!) to associate BELL–>CHEESE haha, and less than a week to associate the BELL–>DOOR.
   Now my dog doesn't need the cheese, and both humans & dog are happy she can communicate when she wants in/out.
   COMBINE HAND SIGNALS & VOICE PITCH:
   As with all dog training–dogs don't understand English. Yelling at a dog because they don't sit or behave as they were TOLD is just not effective.
   Dogs DO understand intonation–the rise & fall of the voice when speaking.
   Men & women alike should consciously alter their voice to the extreme pitch.
   Lower your voice & make it sound deeper when trying to communicate i am serious/ displeased/ dog is in trouble.
   Then make your voice a higher pitch when you want the dog excited or to know you're pleased with what they're doing.
   Military-dog training has men doing the highest-pitch voice possible as part of the reward–which is amusing to watch–but also because it is crucial to dog-human communication.
   Military-dog training also knows that dogs respond extremely well to physical action & hand signals.
   (If i pick up my car keys, my dog knows either i'm leaving or she gets to ride in the car.)
   I combine a snap of my fingers (to get the dog's attention) & then immediately use a hand signal–which helps aid the voice-pitch communication, and also alleviates frustration for both of us.
   SIT–I snap & then hold up a fist.
   LAY DOWN–I snap & flatten my hand, palm down.
   NO TOUCH–I snap & wag my pointer finger signaling "no". Useful for putting food in her bowl & not getting mowed down, putting treats on the floor & teaching her to wait patiently, or not to eat the cat food.
   RELEASE–i snap & open my hand, palm-up, and move it sideways to signal "go ahead"–to un-command what they were just doing–signal to the dog they can eat it, or stand up, or whatever.
   If the dog is looking at you, eventually the snaps are unnecessary.
   If you read this far, you should definitely by the bell.