Discover with Dagwood

We have a bell next to our door where Dagwood can ring it anytime he wants to go outside.

Here's how to teach your dog to ring a bell to go outside:

1. Buy a bell (we use what is actually a bell that is normally hung in a bird's cage)
2. Install the bell next to your door at your dog's nose height.
3. Use one of your dogs favorite treats and gently take his nose and brush the bell.....then praise him lots and give him the treat.
4. Let him outside immediately after he has rung the bell.
5. Continue as many times as needed for him to ring the bell by himself.

Dagwood (being a border collie which are highly intelligent) took only once to get him started. Now it's really funny to see people's faces that are visiting when Dagwood goes over to the door and rings the bell! It very convenient for people without a yard maybe living in a town home, condo or apartment. Try it with your dog! It's really a great way for your dog to communicate that he needs to go out. Please add any training tips you may have. Thanks!

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Local News Houston TX
03:27 PM CDT on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Associated Press
NEW YORK—The annual Dog Bone Awards recognize the roles that pets play in people’s lives and the establishments that cater to them.
Winners are selected based upon their excellence in pet-friendly travel and product services.
The other six winners this year were:
Airline: Continental Airlines, whose PetSafe program allows animals too large for the passenger cabin to travel as cargo instead of baggage, ensuring their comfort and safety, the magazine says.
Automobile: Volvo, for its large interiors, great for carrying puppy gear.
Hotel: The Driskill Hotel, in Austin, Texas, which offers comfy pet beds, gourmet pet treats and chew toys. “There’s going to be a huge stampede of vacationing pets and their owners visiting The Driskill,” the magazine says.
Product: Sherpa pet carriers, considered stylish and functional.
Resort: Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Animal shelter: Humane Society of Louisiana.
Animal Fair editorial director Wendy Diamond created the awards after traveling across the United States and to Russia, Greece and Mexico with her Maltese, Lucky.
“Traveling with your pet should be as natural and easy as traveling with your children, with one big exception,” Diamond said Tuesday. “Children don’t have to travel under the seat!”

TO: GOD

FROM: THE DOG

Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another?

Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story?

Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the "Chrysler Eagle" the Chrysler Beagle"?

Dear God: If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths What do humans understand?

Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?

Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog.

1. I will not eat the cats' food before they eat it or after they throw it up.
2.. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell.
3 I will not munch on "leftovers" in the kitty litter box, although they are tasty.
4. The diaper pail is not a cookie jar.
5. The sofa is not a 'face towel'. Neither are Mom and Dad's laps.
6. The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff.
7. My head does not belong in the refrigerator.
8. I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mom's driver's license and registration.
9. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
10. Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is an unacceptable way of saying "hello".
11. I don't need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm under the coffee table.
12.. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house - not after.
13. I will not throw up in the car.
14. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt.
15. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch when we have company.
16. The cat is not a 'squeaky toy' so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.