Anti Bark Collar Guide

Archive for February, 2009

Anti Bark Collar

I promise you anti bark collars really do work.  They work better than most people even realize.  If you have a dog that yaps and barks a lot then an anti bark collar is absolutely necessary.  And I am not talking about dogs that casually bark.  That is normal.  I am talking about dogs that bark at any and everything.  A person passes your house and they bark.  Kids get off the bus and they bark.  People come to your house and they bark.  It can become overwhelming.

I have read and seen many ways to stop dogs from excessively barking and the collar works best.  An anti bark collar will start having an effect on your dog immediately, if used correctly.  I did another test the other day.  My aunt has a small dog that yaps at everything.  Cutest dog in the world, without a doubt, but barks nonstop somethings.  I let her borrow my anti bark collar.  We put it on him last Sunday.

At first I thought that it wasn’t working because we rang the doorbell and he started to bark and the collar did not work.  I had forgot, which you should remember too, that those anti bark collar don’t immediately go into action as soon as you put them on your dog.  They scan the dog’s bark first.  It will take several barks for it to go into effect.  Once it did my aunt’s dog got zapped a few times.  He learned very quickly that barking at everything was not going to fly anymore.  Her dog, like most, was pretty depressed for a while.  He went and hid in his doghouse for a little while.  But they get over it quick and adjust.

There is nothing inhumane about anti bark collars.  The shock is not made to hurt your dog.  Its more of an uncomfortable feeling.  Just enough so that they know something is up.  It does not hurt them.  But dogs get the message quickly.  One thing that a lot of dogs do after wearing the anti bark collar is adjust their bark and tone.

Most anti bark collars are made to shock the dog after three barks and they have to be somewhat loud to trigger it.  So many dogs will bark two times and then stop.  This is fine.  I have no problem at all with dogs barking just not over and over again without let up.  Its not fun.  Ever tried to do work at your house and your dog starts barking out of control.  Its really annoying.

I also want to remind everyone who uses an anti bark collar to take the collar off at night before everyone goes to bed and when you are playing with your dog.  You do not want your dog to never bark just not at everything that moves.  And if you leave the collar on your dog at night he or she may get a rash.  Just remember to put the anti bark collar on your dog in the morning when you wake up.  You would not believe how many people forget this.  They never do it consistently as I stated in another post about forgeting to put the anti bark dog collar on. It will not work if you do it like that.  You are going to be wasting your time.  Everyday you need to put the collar on as soon as you wake up.  Do it for one to two weeks and you will not need the collar any longer.  Your dog will be quiet as a pindrop.

It has been my experience that anti bark collars work best on smaller animals.  That is not to say that they do not work on larger dogs but it may just take a little longer.  If you put an anti bark collar on a pug, maltese, chihuahua, or terrier it will work great.  First these types of dogs do not have thick hair.  This is important.  The anti bark collar has to be able to not only fit around the neck but have some contact with the skin.  Otherwise it is useless and the anti bark collar will not work properly.  Second, and this is common sense, but since the dogs are smaller shock from the bark collar is going to give them more of a jolt.  They are going to feel the shock more.

The anti bark collar that I has bought for my pug worked great.  He was always “yapping” away whenever someone passed by.  It was ridiculous.  I could not stand one more day of it and I had to find a way to stop my dog from barking.  So I bought an anti bark collar.  He was shocked in the first hour.  And the hour after that.  I felt sorry for him but it was working.  If you have a pug you definitely need an anti bark collar.  It will start to work immediately.  You can go to previous article on how to put your anti bark collar on your dog if you need directions.

What I do not get is why most people have not got one.  Some feel that it is inhumane but I can’t understand that.  How else are your dogs going to learn.  That’s like saying you are not going to get treatment for a problem you have because its inhumane.  Well then you are always stuck with the problem.  It may hurt at first but then you are cured.  Have you been rang the doorbell to a friends house and immediately you hear barking dogs screaming from the top of their lungs.  Not a pleasant sound.

With an anti bark collar that eliminated.  You can stop your dogs from barking in just a couple days.  And you will not have to pay for obedience school.  That can be expensive. I highly reccomend that you think about.  I have seen 6 people get an anti bark collar for their dog and their dog stopped barking.  You can go to ebay and get a cheap anti bark collar or amazon or anyplace online.  Buying an anti bark collar online is as easy as sipping a cup of hot kona coffee.  Putting the collar on your dog is easy and then you do not have to worry about it again.