Bark Collars For Dogs

Should I Purchase a Citronella Spray or Electronic Shock Collar?

It has been found that the Citronella Spray collar (88.9% effective) works better than the electronic shock collar (44.4% effective). This was reported by owners of two commercially available anti-barking collars that they put through a two week trial. As can be seen by the numbers, both collars effectivly reduced barking, but the citronella no bark collar was twice as effective as the shock collar.

Most of the participants said they preferred the citronella spray collar, and they felt it was a more humane way to train their pets. They also said that they would use the citronella spray collar for longer periods of time to reduce their dogs’ nuisance barking.

How Does the Collar Work?

The citronella spray collar is a pretty simple device. On the collar, which you fasten around your dogs neck, is a sensing unit and a battery operated canister of citronella spray. When your dog starts barking the sensor activates, sending a signal to the canister controler which sprays a mist of citronella towards the dogs nose.

Dogs do not like the smell of citronella and they will go out of their way to avoid it, this is one reason the collars work so well. The citronella will not hurt your dog, it just distracts and annoys them. After awhile, your dog will realize that when he or she barks that awfull smelling stuff is sprayed at them so doggy will bark less and less. This is a safe, harmless and effective way to control your dogs nuisance barking.

Would I be Getting My Money’s Worth?

The collars are not that expensive and you can often purchase one for less than $30. Many dog owners that have purchased the citronella no bark dog collar say, “because the collars work so good, they are well worth the cost.” I would have gladly spent $30 on one 20 years ago to quiet down my cockapoo, I had to relocate him to protect him from a very nasty neighbor. If $30 or $40 can remedy a big problem, I would have to say it is well worth it…

The collars are adjustable and can be used on any sized dog. You can purchase extra canisters of spray and they should fit perfectly into the collar. If you want to control you dogs excessive barking this is the collar to buy.

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