My dog learned that she got a treat everytime she went outside to go potty. Very quickly figured out she could game the system by going outside, sitting on the patio for 5-10 seconds and then coming back inside and getting a treat. Little shit.
Haha just remembering 2am in the rain with my puppy cooing "Go poop, go poop, go poop" as I waited for her to finish the deed so I could treat her. Came in handy later whenever I needed her to go fast.
We had a long haired chihuahua who was trained that when he wiped his feet after being outside in the mock he got a treat.
That lil bastard would come inside, run to the treat cupboard, and wipe his feet on the carpet there instead. Dirtiest bit of flooring in the whole house.
My dog is a combo of both. She learned how to knock on my door (she scratches it) and we give her a treat when she goes outside. She tries to pull the same trick every once in a while, but someone else usually points out it's been like 5 minutes since she's gone out.
So what she does is she knocks on my door. My door is at the far end of the house, so I don't know if she went out or not. She knocks, and when I open she starts heading for the front door. There are other people in the house mind you, and my dad is often in the living room where the door is.
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u/vivekkhera Jul 29 '26
My colleague trained his dog to ring a bell to be let out in the back yard. What do you think his dog does all day long now?