Lentek Pet Chime - Doggie Doorbell

[TrevorDoodle]

Lentek Pet Chime

Here is what the manufacturer says about the Doorbell:

Pet Doorbell radio frequency, remote control door chime. Tired of your pet scratching the door to come in? Want to teach your dog or cat to tell you when it needs to go out? Then you're ready for the Pet Age Magazine product of the year: Pet Chime™.
The Pet Chime is a wireless doorbell that allows your pet to tell you when it wants to go out or come in to the house. Two piece device: a paw-shaped remote control transmitter and a receiver chime. Both components are FCC approved.
Doorbell works with both dogs and cats.
To activate a chime, pets simply step on or push the paw with its nose. Select from two chime sounds: a dog bark or traditional ding-dong.
The paw operates on one 9-volt battery, and the chime uses three AA batteries (batteries not included). Battery life is up to 10,000 chimes. Remote control works up to 100 ft. away from the chime. Paws for additional doors may also be purchased separately below.
Paw and chime are made of durable plastic. (Paws are weather resistant.) Chime can stand on a counter, table, or shelf or be mounted on the wall.

My Review:
I was looking for something to keep my Doodle from scratching on the door when he wanted to come in from outside. When I found the Pet Chime Doggie Door Bell online, I thought, “Why Not”. For 20 bucks, I would give it a try.

For training, I first just taught him to paw at the button and would reward him with a treat every time he made it chime. Then, I moved the button outside and would tell Trevor to “push the button” every time we went into the house. After a couple of weeks he was pressing the button on his own without a command.

I think the chime works very well; however, you must be committed to training your dog to use it. I posted a video of Trevor using the doorbell. It’s probably not the best example (especially when training) b/c I didn’t go immediately to the door when he rang the first time. While in training, you should always open the door right when the dog rings the bell. I wanted to show his persistence in the video and his grasp of the concept. It’s funny, if you listen carefully right after the first “ding-dong”, Trevor gives this sigh/huff when I didn’t immediately come to the door. (Normally I do). The second time, he is getting annoyed and barks and scratches the door. He has been using the doorbell about a month and was a door scratcher before.

You can also purchase additional paw pads for inside the house or for other doors.

If you are looking for a way to get your dog to stop scratching at the door, or stop annoying the neighbors with your dog barking at the door to be let inside, give this product a try. It is also a great way to impress your friends! They wont believe it when you open the door for your dog after the doorbell rings! There is no setup other than installing batteries. TRAINING is the key. If you dont have the time or patience to train your dog to use this, you will probably be disappointed with the product.

[Tamara & Giada]

Sounds great. I viewed the video..........he was great!!! Is there a link as to where to buy?

[TrevorDoodle]

Just google "Lentek Pet Chime", you can find them at different stores. I got mine from
Sports Authority b/c I had a free shipping coupon.

[Holly Paterniti]

I was looking into those when we brought Bear home, but at that time was financially unable to do so. What I did do was go to the local craft store. I purchased a brass ring, craft string and bells. I tied the bells with the string and then tied them to the brass ring. At first, Bear did have to use his paw to hit it, but now he just goes over and rings it with his nose or rubs himself under the bells.

[Jay Plummer/Kodi]

We use sleigh bells and our dog picked it up very quickly. I would say by the end of one wekk, he had it figured out. He potty trained totally within two weeks.