Sampson was taught to ring a bell to go out when we lived at our other house, but our current house doesn’t have a great place to hang my bell set. (The damn thing keeps getting shut in the door if I hang it on the knob and I refuse to let Hubby make a hole in the door frame.)

So when I was contacted by Keith at PebbleSmart to review his Doggie Doorbell, I jumped at the chance.

Truthfully, I’m not so much worried about the dogs letting me know they want out, but the idea of them letting me know they were ready to come in is pretty awesome. It beats Delilah standing at the door and barking her fool head off.

PLUS there was that time this past summer, when I thought Sampson was inside and he wasn’t, and Hubby and I went out and left him outside.  Talk about feeling bad.

Seriously, dogs scratching or barking to go out/come in can be damaging. To your door and your ears, and depending on how enthusiastic they are, they could damage their nails or paws.

PLUS the thing that I’m not real fond of is the smudges on my glass doors. Really, who thought glass doors would be a good idea?

My first suggestion to you, is to watch the video on Keith’s website and the second suggestion is to read the whole manual before you start ANYTHING. I could have had this review done sooner if I’d known that adhesive was included (instead of waiting for Hubby to install it. Although I do have to share, the area I put the doorbell was wood and the adhesive didn’t stay, so Hubby did add some screws.) Also, I could have saved a whole lot of doorbell noise, if I’d read to install PebbleSmart first, AND THEN INSERT THE BATTERIES.

Needless to say, it was a pretty noisy morning the day I installed it.

PebbleSmart is named after Keith’s dog, Pebble.  This doggie doorbell is easy to install and comes with everything you need to set it up and get started training your dog right away.

The instructions that come with the doorbell tell you exactly HOW to train your dogs to use it. My thought is you could also teach your dogs to ring (or touch) PebbleSmart BEFORE you install it, which might make transitioning easier.

We’ve been working on this for close to a week now. Truthfully some days are better than others. Sampson seems to take to it quite easily but Delilah is still a work in progress. As you’ll see in the video the first morning she HADN’T had breakfast and was super excited which makes it hard to work with her.

Keith put a lot of thought into the PebbleSmart.

It comes with adhesive for easy application.
The unit is easy to put together.
There’s a handy treat holder that’s easily removable to help train your dog.
It has 36 choices for the alert, so if you’re not a Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong fan you’re sure to find something to suit you.
The volume is adjustable so if you’re in a different part of the house you can turn it up so you can hear it better.

While the volume is adjustable, even at the lowest setting seemed to be too loud for Delilah. Keith suggests putting the unit in another room while your dog adjusts to the sound.

Even that was too much for Delilah. Sunday when Sampson was training, Delilah was hiding in the bathroom shoving her head between Hubby’s legs (I remedied this by wrapping the PebbleSmart in cotton and a piece of material and placing it in a plastic baggie.)

You can purchase PebbleSmart directly from PebbleSmart and Keith tells me he ships the product the same business day, and you can also purchase it at Amazon. (If you do purchase from Amazon, we may receive a small commission.) And if you hurry, you can still get it in time for Christmas.

Have you ever considered a doggie doorbell? How does your dog let you know (s)he wants in or out?

This post is sponsored by PebbleSmart. I have been compensated for sharing this product with you, but Heart Like a Dog only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. PebbleSmart is not responsible for the content of this article.