<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Hi Bev,</DIV>
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<DIV>All of my moms dogs were bell ringers. They were all labrador retrievers. I am responding to your post thinking people with bassets would want to know how to do this, but if the moderators want to bounce it cause we're talking about Sheep dogs and Labs so be it.</DIV>
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<DIV>My mom had strings of bells. Lllloooooonnnnnnnggggg strings of bells sewn on a ribbon which was about 3 inches wide and long enough to hang almost to the floor. Labs love strings of bells. She hung one from the door handle. And another just like it from the sliding glass door handle.</DIV>
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<DIV>Every dog she ever had would wander over to the door because they had to go. They'd be standing there waiting and they'd get bored (in about 4 seconds) and start playing with the ribbon with all the bells sewn on it. Mom would hear the bells and go run and let the dog out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Worked for every dog she ever had. Me, I use a dog door.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have fun,</DIV>
<DIV>Dale</DIV></div></body></html>