A solution for avoiding dog accidents in the home has been successfully introduced by Poochie-Pets, LLC of Simsbury, CT. Designed for dog owners who want to avoid the messy job of cleaning up after their pet, Poochie-Bells® provides a sensible solution that is easy to learn and adopt. Designed to accommodate both large and small breeds, Poochie-Bells® are made to hang on a doorknob (or a hook next to the door) inside the house. This enables the dog easy access in ringing the Poochie-Bells® by using their nose or paw. The clear signal of the bells immediately alerts the owner that their dog needs to go outside, thus avoiding accidents in the home. “Our system is based on the psychologist Ivan Pavlov's discovery, that one form of learning is a result of repeated stimulus” explains Cheryl Pedersen, creator of Poochie-Bells®. “By ringing the bells each and every time the dog has to go (creating a stimulus), the resulting action will be the reward of being let outside. Your dog learns to associate the stimulus of the bells with the ability to go outside.”

With a 95% success rate when following the suggested training method, Poochie-Bells® has helped to solve an age-old problem. “The recommended age for training puppies is 12-to-16 weeks, the puppy needs to be old enough to understand the concept, but no dog is too old to learn this new behavior” suggests Ms. Pedersen. As with any training program, consistency is important, thus results on how quickly the dog adapts to ringing the bells depends on the time invested in training. Poochie-Bells® should be kept on the door at all times so the dog can access it whenever he/she needs to go outside.

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