Anti-bark collars–are they humane? Do they really work?
I have a compulsive barker in my family–he scratches at the door not to go potty, but just to go bark at any small occurance. The neighbors have a cat that he does not particularly like, and since the cat is always patrolling our fence, the dog always has a reason to bark. He’s a hound dog so his voice is very loud.
I don’t know what else to do–I can’t stay home all the time to scold him, the kids let him out while I am at work and he pisses the neighbors off.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
I recently purchased them. They worked on two of my dogs but, my large male just ignores it. If he wants something bad enough it doesn’t phase him. I even shaved his neck and put the thing as high as it can go. I dont think they are cruel at all. Its better than having to get rid of a dog because The neighbors keep reporting you. My dogs certainly haven’t been hurt by them. I find them to be acceptable.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
If you wouldn’t use them on a child you shouldn’t use them on a pet.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
They can work, but i don’t think i would call them humane. They shock the dog in the neck and it can be quite painfull. I would say this, and i’m completely serious. Shock yourself with it first, and see how it feels, then decide if it is humane.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
If I’m reading this right.. He’s barking while outside? And your children are letting him outside while your at work thus he’s barking and pissing off the neighbors?
Have your kids bring him in every time he barks. Bring him inside every single time he barks and don’t let him back out unless you think he truely has to go to the bathroom. It might take a while but he will stop.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
well let’s put it this way yes they do work but i would rather not put them on my pet.Our neighbour tried it on herself and she said it really hurt so yeah imagine how your pet would feel no wounder they stop barking.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
What a bark collar will do is teach the dog "avoidance", and that can be both a good and bad thing. The dog will quickly learn that the way to avoid the shock is to not bark. But, the dog will also quickly learn that when the collar is not on it can bark. This means that the collar has to be on the dog to much of the time in order to break the habit of barking.
Bunny huggers always focus on the collars hurting the dog. The intensity of the collar is adjustable, it can be turned down for the sensitive dog and up for the insensitive dog. So if it is hurting the dog that is your fault, not the collars.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
you can get an antibark device which you can have in and outside the house which you place on the wall. This releases a quick noise which is not detectable to the human ear but stops your dog from barking. It only releases the noise when a bark is heard. It teaches the dog that if he barks then he will hear the noise which he doesn’t like.
You can also get anti bark collars which release a spray. It is a smell that lasts seconds yet the dog doesn’t like it. Every time a bark is let off a spray will puff out and your dog will very soon catch on.
You should never get a shock collar as they can serverly tramatise your dog! It can also be very painfull.
June 20th, 2010 at 11:01 am
I think they cause pain and I really don’t think they work.A person down the street from us HAD one for his dog.The first time I saw it with it on the dog started to bark then all of a sudden "YELP"the dog jumped in the air.I stood there stunned thinking the dog got stung or something.I stood and watched,again it happened,and again the same thing.I went over and saw he had one of those collars on.This went on for three days until the owner finally took the damn thing off,thank goodness,poor dog.I would rather have him bark than scream in pain.