Many people love their dogs but cannot stand when they constantly bark.  True, we want them as a guardian, we want them to protect us, alert us of any danger, and let us know if a guy dressed in black is trying to creep into the window.  We also want our beloved dogs to tell us when they have to “potty” and need to be taken outside.

Having said that, when barking goes from what I just mentioned to barking all day long, at everything, it becomes a huge problem.  When they bark at every little noise they hear (dogs have acute hearing) or person they see or when a guest comes over it gets annoying.  And when your neighbors start to get annoyed you know you have a problem.

There are various methods to train your dog.  Some view some ways more humane than others.  Oh course, by the title of this blog, you know I am referring to anti bark collars.  It is one of the best options on the market today.

Contrary to what many people believe these bark collars are not inhumane and do not hurt your dog.  I have found for myself that they are very effective at doing what they are supposed to do.

If you are a person who just cannot handle your dog getting shocked I recommend a citronella bark collar.  This devices stop your dog from barking by spray a lemon scented spray in the dogs face that he or she will not be able to stand.

Regardless of if they receive a shock or spray these collars will produce effects immediately and stop your dog from ending up in the pound.

Trust me, an anti bark collar will make your dog stop barking immediately. And when I say immediately I mean on the spot.  Follow the directions to the letter and it will produce the results you want.

Take the collars off before you and your dog go to bed.  If not the anti bark collar will cause a rash.  Make sure you apply it again to his or her neck in the morning though.

How does these devices work?  They are basically designed to produce a “shocking effect” when your dog barks more than several times and reaches a certain noise level.  These collars will not shock your dog after every little bark and will not shock your dog if he/she barks but in control.  The design is meant to give your dog a mild shock, and I want to put emphasis on “mild” to everyone who may thing that this technology is inhumane, when they start to bark really loud and totally out of control.

The premise of the shock is to give your dog a negative reaction to the action he/ she is currently taking.  Animals have a very short memory and all to often when they do something wrong the punishment is too late giving the dog or the owner very little lasting benefit.

This type of discipline is immediate and quite frankly not pleasant at all for dogs.  They will learn, and I might add very quickly, to control themselves.  It really only takes one day for them to get the message.  They might be depressed or confused as to whats going on the first day but they will quickly make the adjustment.

Anti bark collars will give you very fast results but for these results to be long lasting you are going to need to continue to use it for several weeks.  Some dogs learn quickly and some are really stubborn so the time needed to fully train your dog will vary.  If your dog has a thick coat of hair you also may have to shave him/ her.

When used correctly you can really get some peace in your home.  Most people who own dogs love them but having a dog in residential areas and cities where there is a lot of activity can be challenging.  The dog is loved but not what can be the incessant barking. Anti barking collars are a must have if you fall into this category.  Highly recommended you obtain one and use it.

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.

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.

Woodstock

The no bark collar is a great gadget for getting your cute but yipping pug to stop barking.

So I put the PetSafe anti bark collar on Woodstock as I had said in the previous article .  He was so happy.  I sort of felt bad at first.  He thought, and still does I might add, that it was his usual dog collar that I put on him to go for a walk.  He was excited.

As it turned out a kid got off the school bus not three minutes later.  His attention was immediately diverted.  He started barking at the kid walking home.  The anti bark collar is set to give three little beeps.  Its almost like a warning.  Note:  dogs get smart using this.  The next no bark collar I get I want to be able to change the settings because believe it or not dogs adjust by only barking two times before getting shocked. Woodstock got buzzed.  And he got buzzed good.  He let out a yelp.  I couldn’t help but laugh.  He was perplexed.  “How could this be happening,” he thought.

He got shocked all day.  But he learned real fast.  After several hours and someone passed you could see him wanting to bark but knowing the consequences and holding back.  The dog collar had worked better than expected.  It took one day.  Because Pugs have very short hair so the anti bark gadget works great on them.  They really feel the effect and learn quick.

Remember though you are supposed to take the thing off at night.  The problem with me is that I forget to put it back on and all it takes without consistent use is several days and the dogs are barking again.