Anti Dog barking collars?????

[Augustheather97]

Has anyone ever used one??? I spoke with a person at Petco and they said they use a small tiny little volt to make them stop barking...I have a yorkie that barks ALL THE TIME......he drives us nuts and teh neighbors....I heard once they get used to it you can just put the collar on without even turing it on and they won;t bark.....anyone know anything about these???

 

[grinningghost]

Oh YES!!!!!!!

My mom's Westie barks all the time too - and it's a high pitched ear piercing bark.

My parents were ready to give her away and I said I'd take her for a week and give them time to think it over. I went out and bought a bark collar from Petsmart - it works like a CHARM!

When I brought her home after a week, they were STUNNED that the thing worked so well. It's now been 2 years, and the little Westie is still in her happy home - wearing her bark collar.

 

[lewdyan1]

How big are these collars and how much do they weigh?

 

[angelkisses]

We have a Bassett Mix .... Best Investment we Every Made!!!! We were also on the verge of having to try to find her a new home. It works like a charm.

 

[grinningghost]

How big are these collars and how much do they weigh?

The one I got is about the size of a normal collar, with a little box on the front which goes right near the dog's vocal cords. The box is probably 2" x 2". Not big.

The collar will emit a tiny shock at the first bark. The next bark will emit a slightly more intense shock, and this goes on at slightly higher intensity levels up to 7 times. But believe me, this dog has NEVER even reached the third level.

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Monty has one. I tested it on myself before putting it on him, and was convinced upon feeling the sensation (similiar to walking across the carpet in socks and then touching a doorknob) was gentle enough that it would not hurt or frighten him. The only thing it ever really did appeared to be startle him a bit and he learned after about 3 nights (we only put it on at night) he soon learned the trick and now we don't turn it on any more when we need to use it. We had tried the sound ones but that just seemed to make him bark more.

 

[lewdyan1]

My worry is my barker is only 5 lbs. I hope it won't floor her!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

My worry is my barker is only 5 lbs. I hope it won't floor her!

If you get a good quality one, the correction won't be much worse than a vibration or like a quick buzz like you'd get touching a doorknob after walking across the carpet in socks and size of the dog won't matter. aw:

 

[jlc1012]

My bassett hound went through 3 of them. It worked like a charm, until he chewed it to pieces while it was still on his neck, 3 times!

 

[hiwaygal]

I just want to offer some alternatives to the shock collar, on this link:

http://www.placervillevet.com/training_your_dog_to_stop_barking.htm

I'm lucky...two of my dogs are basenji's and they don't bark. Our other dog barks, but thank goodness not incessantly.

 

[Pin Wizard]

Someone I know told me about this just last week. Worth a try I think. Works great with one of her dogs.

 

[nativetxn]

I don't have a dog right now but my niece's dog has quite a bark and is pit bull so he's really scary.

She might want to try this.

 

[Sandy22]

My dogs can really push my limits with their barking outside (especially on walks). I've tried the sound collars with no success. I was tempted to try the shock collars but after researching them, decided it wasn't something I was comfortable with. I don't know....maybe I'll buy one and test it on myself.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Just to let people know, another alternative to the shock collar is the citronella spray collar. Last year a friend's dog bit me on the hand when I touched his neck not knowing he had a shock collar on. I think his neck was bothering him and it hurt when I touched it. My advice would be to be very careful using these collars.

Here are some links on the citronella collar:

http://www.thepamperedpetmart.com/M...=CNATDC&Category_Code=CAL&qts=google&qtk=bark

http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/96/6.6.96/barking.html

 

[Molly Meow]

My vet thinks that the one we used killed our border collie last summer. When we found her, I took the collar off and she had no hair left where the contact points were.

Her skin was also severely burned there. The vet thinks that it may have stopped her heart.

I'm not warning against using them, just sharing our experience.

 

[scoutsmom99]

Have a barker for Scout and we use it from time to time and as others have posted once he learned now we just put it on him when he needs it and don't turn it on.

My brother has a good boy collar (don't know if that ist he real name of the collar) that has a remote with it and different settings that you can control personally. I have only used it once and it has a setting that you can use on it to "page" the dog so he knows that the next time he will be shocked it has really helped train my brother's free spirited dog.

 

[Goobergal99]

I hope noone flames me for this, but I think that whole concept is kind of cruel. Then again, I know I will never own animals because I have a problem with having to "make arrangements" for a pet when I want to go and do whatever it is I want to do.

 

[AZKathy]

One of our dogs is an outside dog and she always has barked at the javalina that goes through our neighborhood at night. Well, one of our neighbors called the police and we had our doorbell ring at 2:30 in the morning regarding our dog barking.

We had to get one of those collars because she was not an indoor dog at all and we only put it on at night. She is so smart that she shakes her head untill the box where the contact points and battery are gets away from her larynx so it won't shock her. You are not supposed to leave it on your dog all the time; I believe the limit is 8 hours a day at the max.

We would not have done this but with our neighbor calling the police, we had to do something. He still complains about her barking at 4 pm in the afternoon (kids coming home from school), but at least we don't have the police visiting us in the middle of the night any more.

 

[Skatermom23]

Have a barker for Scout and we use it from time to time and as others have posted once he learned now we just put it on him when he needs it and don't turn it on.

My brother has a good boy collar (don't know if that ist he real name of the collar) that has a remote with it and different settings that you can control personally. I have only used it once and it has a setting that you can use on it to "page" the dog so he knows that the next time he will be shocked it has really helped train my brother's free spirited dog.

I have a pomeranian and I bought one of the bark collars for him and had no luck getting it to work correctly. I think all the hair prevented it from working. I am now thinking of getting the one with the remote that I control to see if that works better.

 

[lesroi]

One of our dogs is an outside dog and she always has barked at the javalina that goes through our neighborhood at night. Well, one of our neighbors called the police and we had our doorbell ring at 2:30 in the morning regarding our dog barking.

We had to get one of those collars because she was not an indoor dog at all.

I know I will likely get flamed for this...

I am sorry but as a dog person, and a dog rescue person, I will never understand the concept of the "outdoor dog." (Especially in Arizona; it must get very warm there!) Dogs aren't lawn ornaments. The dog is probably barking to get some attention. This is why people should really think twice before getting a pet. You have to realize that these are domesticated animals! I am really not trying to flame anyone, but I really can't understand the whole "outside dog" thing. Maybe your outside dog is scared of the javelina. I know I would be!

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