Hi puppygrrl!

I had my Collie potty trained in less than 2 weeks and here's
what I did. First I hung some bells from the door knob and
everytime I took him outside, I'd pop the bells with my hand. It
took him less than a month to start popping the bells with his
nose to communicate that he wanted to go out. Next, I didn't
give him a chance to make a mistake in the house. I took him
right outside after napping, playing, eating, drinking or if he started
sniffing the floor. As soon as he'd start pottying outside, I'd
say "Go Potty" and then lavish him with praise. If I needed some
time to do things where I couldn't watch him like a hawk, he went
into his crate. He did not spend long periods of time in the crate,
because you don't want them to have no other choice but to soil
their crate. That totally defeats the purpose of the crate. Once
he started ringing the bell to let me know when he needed to go
out, I stopped using the crate.

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