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Update several years later: I still have 1 out of 2 of these from my original purchase. I have bought more like it in the past years. I now loathe these things for all the right reasons. I have 3 dogs nows. All about 7 yrs old. They got smarter. I trained them to use a wireless doorbell to let us know they wanted to go outside because we moved into a larger home where we couldn't hear these bells from our rooms. I also had to install baby gates around the home to keep the dogs from sneaking off to the finished basement and lounging on the furniture. I ended up posting all the ringers on the baby gates. The dogs would ring them when we were in a section of the house they wanted access to. If we didn't respond after about 20 minutes, they'd hit the wireless doorbell. (I started watching them from the home security system because it's really amusing how clever they are.) I found out my larger dog would ring the bell rope when the other dogs got too aggressive or annoying with play. He was letting us know he needed to get away from them. We've moved again... to a house where we can't use the wireless door bells. During our move across the country, we took one of these bell ropes with us. Our dogs still remembered to use them for when they wanted outdoors. It was a blessing to have on hand in pet friendly hotels and Air BnBs, where our house-broken dogs had the temptation to mark over previous pets accidents. We would catch them sniffing & call out, "Hey!" They'd either move along or ring the bell to let us know they really needed to relieve themselves. (It was like free insurance from pet accidents fees.) We now live in a not so nice area. Sadly, we have an issue with a peeping tom neighbor who often has unsavory guests over. The dogs will ring the bells to let us know someone is right outside a window. (We positioned the bell ropes under certain windows because we prefer them to use these rather than adopt a habit of anxious barking. We don't want them to cause problems at the next rental when we move again.) (Military moves. Unavoidable.) Even if you'd prefer the wireless doorbell system, I'd say it's still a great idea to train your dogs to use one of these. They hold up through all kinds of weather (though the one we hung outdoors got rusty after a while.) The wireless doorbells have failed us in extreme temps... mostly the ones outdoors, which would let us know our dogs need to come inside. Dogs are impressively smart. This is a great commo tool. It beats the whole Lassie scenario of watching your dog act frantic & asking, "What is it, girl/boy?" With no feedback other than more frantic behavior. At least with these, our dogs can hit the ones under the windows, on the doors, or on their food bin. Only warning I have is that if you have a larger dog, you may not want to hang any bells from your Christmas tree. 😬 Yeah, we weren't thinking smart that year. Dogs are clever, but have some limitations. Original Review: I've always trained my dogs to use something like this. It truely helps prevent accidents in the house. Sometimes we can miss our dog's cues that he/she needs to go outside, so this makes it very clear. Be warned though, I had a dog misuse our bell system before. It was very annoying to walk to the door every 15 min so he could bark at a squirrel or harass the neighbor's dog. We had to revoke his privileges. 😉 This item is good quality. It can withstand some chewing and a lot of tugging, if need be. It's also long enough for my chihuahua puppies to reach. They have to get on their hind legs and prop up on the door, but they don't have to jump. Once they're adult size, they can easily tap it with their nose, though.

Good quality and sturdy bells. Hangs by a snap that hangs well.

These bells are sturdy, they work on most, if not all, door handles and they make potty training so much easier! It helps that they also look great! Our Golden Retriever puppy was a bit fearful of them at first so I sat on the floor and played with them a bit. I didn't ask my puppy to do anything, I wanted him to become curious about them on his own. When he crept toward me and sniffed the air near where I was holding them, I moved onto the next step. I asked my children to sit on the floor and we tossed the bells back and fourth, very gently, to make it a game. Our puppy became a bit braver and actually sniffed the bells so I advanced to the next step. I grabbed some whipped cream, I would have preferred peanut butter but we didn't have any, and I put it in the bells and allowed the puppy to lick it off. Each time I put the cream on the bell I would say "touch" and as soon as he licked the bell I said "yes" and gave him a small treat. Once he understood that touching the bells got him a reward I placed the bells on my front door. From the first introduction of the bells to the moment I hung them on the door was a span of approximately 30 to 45 minutes. (We took breaks so as not to overwhelm him.) The time it takes you to get this far with your puppy will depend on your puppy. Once we had the bells on the door handle I told our puppy to sit, I gently shook the bells and told him to touch and, as soon as he touched the bells, I said "go potty" and I opened the door and let him out. He is still a bit uncertain about the bells so I continue to shake them and tell him to touch each time we go potty. I started the process Monday night, it is now Thursday and he is starting to touch the bells on his own. Every time he touches them we happily say "go potty" and immediately let him outside. I absolutely recommend these bells to anyone with a puppy as they are very helpful with potty training! Our puppy sleeps in our room and, because he usually will not have an accident and tries to wake us up, we do not put him in the crate anymore. Having a second set of bells for my bedroom is a great way for him to alert me that he needs to go out. I only bought one set because I have a friend giving me another bell but I advise those considering this purchase to buy two. They are absolutely affordable and they arrived quickly! Happy potty training!

I bought these dog potty bells with high hopes for my 12-week-old English Springer Spaniel puppy. Unfortunately, it's been a bit of a struggle. My puppy just doesn't seem to grasp the concept, and we've had limited success with them. I wish the product came with some instructions or tips on how to train your dog to use them effectively. The bells themselves seem decent in quality and hang nicely on the door, but they're just not doing the trick for my pup. We've tried various methods to get her to associate them with going outside, but it's been a slow and somewhat frustrating process. I was hoping for a quicker and smoother transition to potty training. It's possible that these bells work better for some dogs, but for my Springer Spaniel, it's been a mediocre experience. I'm still hopeful that with time and patience, she might catch on, but as of now, they haven't made the potty training process any easier. If you decide to try them, be prepared to do some additional research on effective training techniques to go along with them.

These are really nice quality potty bells. They came quickly, and the price was right. Plus, it's a two pack! Came quickly too!

Works perfect. My dog uses it well.

I purchased this for my cavoodle puppy a few years ago and wished I had purchased it sooner - it fast tracked potty training and to this day is still in use - great to hang by your back door if you don’t have a doggy door.

Good quality didn’t take long for the dogs to figure it out.

Only took a day for my Bc to get get hang of it. Works a treat. Needed bells because she doesn't whine or bark to be let out. Bells get louder when she's desperate!

Hangs nicely on the door handle to my bifolds and the bells are not too annoying - loud enough for me to hear and at the different heights works well with my dogs. Easy to train so they now ring the bells when they want to go outside - took only 3 days approx for them to get the drift!

She learned the second day that touching the bells will open the door to go to the garden for potty. Now she uses it very well . Love it! Thank you, highly recommended