Dog Trick of the Day

2/16/12

Ring a Bell:

1.Put some bells on the floor and click and treat your dog when it sniffs them (you can use the word Touch if he/she knows what Touch means.

2.Delay the click and wait for her to touch harder or mouth them before you click and treat.

3.Work at this until he/she's ringing the bell with purpose.

4.Hang the bells next to the door and repeat the above steps until he/she is ringing them reliably.

5.Gradually increase the distance he/she must travel to touch the bells.

6.Verbally label ringing the bells, Bells.

7.Yea, you taught your dog Ring a Bell!