and when she hears that bell ringing, she leaps into the air in delight. She knows walkies and park are the day's activities.
She knows when she hears the bell and comes, that she gets the ONE thing she desires more than anything. Cuddles, whispers, sing-song.
She is also verbal trained, but when she was quite young, I would attach the bell to my pant leg or to the NanaDog, because Allicks would get lost in the house and howl. She could follow the sound of the bell quite easily, and teaching her the come command with the bell was so easy, like takin biscuits from a pup. She LOVES the bell. It is quality time with me, away from all those crazy deafblind dogs!
All the dogs love love. And it is so easy to please them, isn't it? A soft word, a song with their name every other word, a whisper just for their ears.
My pups are all treat trained, being deaf or blind or both, there are many inhibitions to traditional training.