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I have a rescued 4yr old female Dobe that I have had a little over 2 months. Her background is a little sketchy, divorce & bad placements & she was consequently in 3 homes in 2 months before we got her. She was apparently trained with German Commands & seems to be very smart. My problem is this: I can't seem to get her to TELL me when she has to go outside to pee & poop. She seems to be able to hold it pretty long...but she has peed in the house on several occasions when were right there. (only a few poop accidents). I have a bell on the door & have been trying to train her to ring the bell to go outside & also reward when she does go potty outside. It seems to me that a dog this well trained should be able to let me know when she needs to go outside? She also gets VERY distracted outside by other animals/birds/noises, so I was wondering if anyone knows of any German "Potty" Commands I can try while outside to re-focus her? I am trying to remain patient because of her background but I feel like she should have settled in by now. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated! THANKS! ~Donna