What Matters In A Bark Collar
Do all these hours of anti bark training that you have spent with your dog seem to be fruitless? Sometimes even the most experienced dog owners have to face the fact that their dogs aren’t responding to oral training and need a bark collar. Most people would prefer not to have their dogs wear a bark collar, but they quickly change their mind when the collar solves the problem. Dog owners know that their pet is unique in the world, which is why it’s always a good idea to invest some time comparing the different types of collars available. If you are serious about getting a bark collar, here you have some common types and some basic information on how they work.
The Sonic Bark Collar
This collar is one of the most popular collars that are available for the general public. Like a gadget from a James Bond movie, this bark collar emits a very high pitched sound when it detects excessive barking. The objective of the sound is to distract the dog from whatever he was barking at and make him focus on the sound. The sound is perfectly audible by dogs, but completely undetectable by humans, so don’t think that it doesn’t work just because you can’t hear it. Some people think that the exposure to a high pitched sound is harmful to the dog, but in reality it’s as harmful as listening to the highest note on a piano is to you. In any case, the sound from the collar is activated only when the dog barks, and since the sound causes the dog to stop barking, it won’t last long.
The Citronella Collar
The spray collar is designed to squirt out citronella spray unto the dog’s snout every time the dog barks. Citronella has a strong smell that can be very irritating to dogs. If your dog receives a squirt of citronella every time he barks, he will soon get the message that barking is a bad idea. Now, the downside of this type of collar is that smell of the citronella often lingers on the snout of your dog for several minutes or even hours in some cases. As it is it, your dog may suffer from anxiety due to the prolonged effect of the punishment. If you do not want your dog to be grumpy or morose after getting a squirt of citronella, you better not use the spray collar to stop your dog from barking.
The Shock Bark Collar
The shock collar is very well known for its effectiveness, as well of being infamous among some dog lovers for its method of correction. The collar’s method consists of detecting the dog’s barking and then reducing it by administering small electric shocks to the dog’s neck. The electric shock is painless to dogs, but some people think it can be cruel.
When getting a bark collar, there are three main options to choose from. Regarless of the type of bark collar, a dog shouldn’t wear it as if it were a normal collar.
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