Hank is finally potty trained

BassetHoundHank · 08-04-2011, 12:10 AM

He's done sooo well! There's a bell on a string on my bedroom door, along with the front door, that he bumps his nose against whenever he has to go to the bathroom. If he doesn't jingle those bells, he'll walk around until he finds a door and patiently will sit infront of it until some one notices.

The last time he had an accident, it was because he had been waiting infront of the door for too long and I had been cleaning and not been paying too close attention to him. that was last Friday, but it was my fault. Other than that, he's been keeping everything inside until he feels and smells the grass beneath his feet.

I'm so proud of him and myself.. (No more peeps and poops that are resting on my carpet. WOOHOO!)

Annie714 · 08-04-2011, 12:19 AM

Woohooo, good job Hank!! Extra treats for you from Annie and I

mhvonalmen8908 · 08-04-2011, 12:20 AM

Woohoo indeed! Glad Hank is adjusting and figuring out ways to get about his daily life.

Princess Buttercup · 08-04-2011, 12:28 AM

Oooh Hank-a-licious deserves a special treat while lying on his back, getting a long belly rub, followed by a new squeaky toy!! Just wait until he starts ringing the bell because it's sunny, there's a favorable breeze, the neighbor cat is outside, the birds are chirping, is that the UPS man?

Wworm · 08-04-2011, 12:57 AM

Yay, Hank buddy, you are doing so good..!

yeah, i like to ring my bell too, for all the reasons below that were mentioned. then i get in trubble. esp when i come in from outside and turn around and ring the bell again. auntie sometimes takes the bell away when i do that...
--Worm

ps. where did you get the bell from? we are looking for more to put in other rooms. the one on my front door was left over from christmas present 2 yrs ago... but we have no idea where to get them when it's not the holidays... (a puzzlement)

paisleysmom · 08-04-2011, 06:24 AM

Hank Good For You -- you are soooo smart and you are young too so that must mean you are really smart!!
I can't use bells coz of my cat Cairo -- he would just ring those bells and drive us nuts -- silly boy. So I just sit an paw the door.
We have a funny situation here -- well sometimes not so funny. Cairo has learned how to open the patio door screens and let himself out. (fox food!!!!) So.. Dad put locks on the inside and outside of each door....but haff the time someone is either locked in the house or out of the house --- my huminz are always looking for a door. ha ha -- too bad they can't pee on the grass like us!!! Outhouse anyone?????

Bessiethebassetsdad · 08-04-2011, 08:39 AM

Way to go Hankie Boy!!!!

I am soooooooo very jealous!!

excuse me whilst I go clean more puppy piddle.......

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 08-04-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess Buttercup

Oooh Hank-a-licious deserves a special treat while lying on his back, getting a long belly rub, followed by a new squeaky toy!! Just wait until he starts ringing the bell because it's sunny, there's a favorable breeze, the neighbor cat is outside, the birds are chirping, is that the UPS man?

Or in Molly's case, to go sniff the grill again. "Momma, Momma, I gotta pee. Haha no I don't, but the grill smells like hamburgers!"

Anyway, great job Hank!!! You're the man!

Kirska · 08-04-2011, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess Buttercup

Oooh Hank-a-licious deserves a special treat while lying on his back, getting a long belly rub, followed by a new squeaky toy!! Just wait until he starts ringing the bell because it's sunny, there's a favorable breeze, the neighbor cat is outside, the birds are chirping, is that the UPS man?

This is why we have a dog door, well one of main reasons

Mikey T · 08-04-2011, 10:02 AM

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Hank is finally potty trained

You just committed the mortal sin of basset ownership, ie bragging on the dog. There is nothing a basset likes to do more than hummilate an owner that just brag on them ! They are experts at it.

08-04-2011, 12:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
BassetHoundHank Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: DFW Metroplex, Texas Posts: 147	Hank is finally potty trained He's done sooo well! There's a bell on a string on my bedroom door, along with the front door, that he bumps his nose against whenever he has to go to the bathroom. If he doesn't jingle those bells, he'll walk around until he finds a door and patiently will sit infront of it until some one notices. The last time he had an accident, it was because he had been waiting infront of the door for too long and I had been cleaning and not been paying too close attention to him. that was last Friday, but it was my fault. Other than that, he's been keeping everything inside until he feels and smells the grass beneath his feet. I'm so proud of him and myself.. (No more peeps and poops that are resting on my carpet. WOOHOO!) __________________ http://bassethoundhank.blogspot.com/ Visit Hank and me on our blog!

08-04-2011, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Annie714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,218	Woohooo, good job Hank!! Extra treats for you from Annie and I __________________ Blog about the antics of Annie and I. http://thechickandthehound.blogspot.com

08-04-2011, 12:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
mhvonalmen8908 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 761	Woohoo indeed! Glad Hank is adjusting and figuring out ways to get about his daily life. __________________ Megan -Mom to Doppler (3 year old Basset/Golden mix) and Virga (2 year old Basset)

08-04-2011, 12:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Wworm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Left Coast Posts: 2,516	Yay, Hank buddy, you are doing so good..! yeah, i like to ring my bell too, for all the reasons below that were mentioned. then i get in trubble. esp when i come in from outside and turn around and ring the bell again. auntie sometimes takes the bell away when i do that... --Worm ps. where did you get the bell from? we are looking for more to put in other rooms. the one on my front door was left over from christmas present 2 yrs ago... but we have no idea where to get them when it's not the holidays... (a puzzlement) __________________ see what the Worm is up to: http://bassetworm.blogspot.com/ Last edited by Wworm; 08-04-2011 at 12:59 AM.

08-04-2011, 08:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Bessiethebassetsdad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sunny South FLA Posts: 200	Way to go Hankie Boy!!!! I am soooooooo very jealous!! excuse me whilst I go clean more puppy piddle....... __________________ Basset Hounds are a lot like potato chips....You can't have just one!

08-04-2011, 12:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Princess Buttercup Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 573	Oooh Hank-a-licious deserves a special treat while lying on his back, getting a long belly rub, followed by a new squeaky toy!! Just wait until he starts ringing the bell because it's sunny, there's a favorable breeze, the neighbor cat is outside, the birds are chirping, is that the UPS man?

08-04-2011, 06:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
paisleysmom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Posts: 517	Hank Good For You -- you are soooo smart and you are young too so that must mean you are really smart!! I can't use bells coz of my cat Cairo -- he would just ring those bells and drive us nuts -- silly boy. So I just sit an paw the door. We have a funny situation here -- well sometimes not so funny. Cairo has learned how to open the patio door screens and let himself out. (fox food!!!!) So.. Dad put locks on the inside and outside of each door....but haff the time someone is either locked in the house or out of the house --- my huminz are always looking for a door. ha ha -- too bad they can't pee on the grass like us!!! Outhouse anyone?????

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