Asking to go to the toilet

[Babana123]

Our puppy is now 16 weeks olds and we seem to be turning a corner a little with toilet training. I cannot remember the last time she had a poo inside but she has the occasional wee inside.

She sleeps all night in her crate from 10.30pm to 6.30am without a toilet break. She would probably sleep longer but I’m an early riser. So I know she can hold her wee and poo.

She has recently started to wait at the back door when she wants to go out to the loo which I am so proud of her for doing. However, she waits there silently and if we’re busy around the house we don’t always notice her immediately and the location of the back door is not somewhere we pas frequently iyswim.

Is there anyway I can train her to do a little bark while she is at the back door?

Any advice and tips would be really appreciated. Many thanks.

Get her some toilet training bells! They're on Amazon etc - ring them every time she goes out and she'll soon get the idea.

Thanks @FazedNotPhased. I am toying with the idea of a bell and I’m sure she pick up the idea quite quickly. So might try that.

I was wondering whether there is a way to train a quick bark. That way if we are somewhere where there is no bell it wouldn’t be a problem.

Our 16 week old has just started to use the bells hanging on the back door, we don’t want to encourage barking as she is already tending towards being vocal! She picked up ringing the bells within a couple of days, but now rings just because she wants the door open, not to actually do anything

Ours picked up how to use training bells really quickly, she isn't a barker (unless someone has the audacity to walk past her house ) so really needed something.
I think we knocked her paw on it every time she stood at the door, she had the gist within a couple of days and at 4 still uses them now

@JustTheOneThankYou

Our 16 week old has just started to use the bells hanging on the back door, we don’t want to encourage barking as she is already tending towards being vocal! She picked up ringing the bells within a couple of days, but now rings just because she wants the door open, not to actually do anything

Hmm there is that! I have been known to take the bells off when she's being particularly annoying...

I'd def do door bells, its so much easier, even if they do ring them just to go out (which is fine actually as the dog is communicating their needs). One of my own dogs only does 'meaningful look' which is a PITA, so all my foster puppies get taught to ring the bells

Teach her to " speak " take her to the back door say speak just wait don't react she will wonder why you are not doing anything hopefully bark for attention then let her out you can treat her with a big good girl when she barks. It might take a few weeks to master.

Or the bells sound easier

I'd definitely use bells rather than encouraging her to bark

Our beagle bangs on the babygate when he wants to go out.