5 Tips For Best Results With A Barking Dog Collar

A barking dog collar is just one way to put a stop to excess dog barking. Let's face it, dogs bark. That's just what dogs do, but when that barking just goes on and on something has to give. Constant barking causes all kinds of stress. Following are 5 tips if you're looking at a bark stop collar.

1. Look closely.

Before you get a collar, watch the dog for some clues as to why all the noise is happening. Sometimes there may be a better and easier way to stop the barking. Some animals have so much energy, the barking may just result from too little exercise for example. Look for the barking cause, but there may not really be one!!!

2. Sound blasters even work on neighbor noise.

One device that's not a collar may be an option. That's a sound blaster. This can even work on neighbor dogs. What happens with these is the sensor in the blaster detects barking. When the barking starts, the blaster generates loud ultrasonic blasts. This can't be heard by people, but it's painful to the dogs in the area. They may shut up to avoid the pain. Works sometimes, but not all the time. Some of these have a warranty so if it doesn't work you can get a refund.

3. Ultrasonic solutions not shocking.

The ultrasonic collar works the same way. If the dog wearing the collar barks, it gets a blast of painful noise. More barking produces more pain. This works for most dogs, but only if the collar is on. Take the collar off and the noise will most likely start right back.

4. Stink oil spray.

This collar detects barking and sprays a blast of citronella oil around the dog's face. The spray itself is irritating, but the citronella oil smell makes it even worse. These work for most dogs and are shown to be as effective as most any other method.

5. What about the shocking solution?

A violent solution is the electrical shock. Barking causes the dog to get an electrical shock. Most dogs stop the noise quickly. Again, this usually only works as long as the collar is on. Think about this? How would you like to get an electrical shock for barking if that was your natural reaction to something? Not too well... Some dogs go "crazy" when shocked. Some never recover rational behavior.

There are options when choosing a barking dog collar. The less violent options, like the citronella collar, often work as well or better than the electrical shock collars. Look first for the cause of the barking before using a collar for training.