DIY Dog Door Bell

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

I researched the ones you can buy, and most reviews said they broke easily.
For $20 in parts, I figured I'd give it a try.
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Items were acquired from local Ace Hardware store.
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1) Ace Hardware wireless plug in door bell $15

2) Ace Hardware gate hinge $5

3) some scrap wood I had around
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Install was super easy.
Plug in the chimer to any indoor outlet.
Mount the hinge outside beside the door.
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The fun will be teaching her to use it.

She already rings a hanging bell to go out, so maybe this will be easy for her to learn as well.
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Have a good day

 

[JenElio]

I researched the ones you can buy, and most reviews said they broke easily.
For $20 in parts, I figured I'd give it a try.
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Items were easily acquired from local Ace Hardware store.
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1) Ace Hardware wireless plug in door bell $15
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2) Ace Hardware gate hinge $5
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3) some scrap wood I had around
.
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Install was super easy.
Plug in the chimer to any indoor outlet.
Mount the hinge outside beside the door.
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View attachment 410328
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View attachment 410329
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The fun will be teaching her to use it.
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She already rings a hanging bell to go out, so maybe this will be easy for her to learn as well.
.
Have a good day

That's awesome!!!! Mine just jumps and smacks the door knobs to get back inside the house.

 

[Tom_C]

Hell, if she can drive she can ring a damn door bell.

 

[The Green Goat]

I bought my boy one of those hotel service bells when he was a pup to let me know when he needed to go outside. Well, the little s*** figured that out pretty quickly and before I knew it, he was smashing that damn thing constantly. I promptly removed that noise maker and he learned to squeak when it was time to go out.

 

[Remington]

I researched the ones you can buy, and most reviews said they broke easily.
For $20 in parts, I figured I'd give it a try.
.
Items were acquired from local Ace Hardware store.
-
1) Ace Hardware wireless plug in door bell $15
View attachment 410323
2) Ace Hardware gate hinge $5
View attachment 410326
3) some scrap wood I had around
.
.
Install was super easy.
Plug in the chimer to any indoor outlet.
Mount the hinge outside beside the door.
.
View attachment 410327
.
View attachment 410328
.
View attachment 410329
.
.
The fun will be teaching her to use it.
View attachment 410330
She already rings a hanging bell to go out, so maybe this will be easy for her to learn as well.
.
Have a good day

Hell of an Idea there!
Id love to do that but Blue is so good, he just sits there at the door waiting patiently lol.
I think he thinks he will get in trouble if he does something else🤣
But i love the idea

 

[Mopower58]

Our dog and cat just use the doggie door.

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

Our dog and cat just use the doggie door.

Some of our winter time temps, last years example, are to cold for the standard doggy doors.

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Researched the extreme cold weather dog doors and they are not cheap.
Because she is an indoor dog, at those temps, we wanted to know when she wants in.
With the wife upstairs watching TV, and me downstairs in my office. Sometimes we do not hear her bark to want inside. The door bell solves the problem.
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Yesterday afternoon, I showed her 3 or 4 times how to do it, and the wife opened the door and gave her a treat each time. Last night the door bell rang, and just kept ringing constantly. I thought "Crap, the door bell stuck."
Nope, I open the door and she is sitting there, just holding it down.
haha, Smartass dog, she did not want in. She wanted a treat. WTF!!!
hahahaha!!!!!
Gotta love our furry companions. 👍
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Have a good day