Types Of Dog Bark Collars
The type of dog breed that you own has a large effect on your dogs overall temperament, you’ll find dogs like the Boston terrier to be enthusiastic and energetic, but very quiet in terms of barking. On the other hand a smaller Cairn terrier will bark you awake each night and let you know every time someone comes close to your home’s front door. There are a number of special training techniques to help you deal with this, though some dogs just don’t like to listen and obey. In these cases it can pay to use a form of dog bark control collar to help move the obedience process along.
The citronella bark collar is one option. These devices are made up of a small box which contains a battery, a small nozzle and a chamber for the citronella spray with a microphone that will pick up the sound and trigger the spray. All this equipment hangs on a strong collar made of webbing and a really strong clip fastener.
The dog bark control collar comes in 2 main forms, there is this type that attaches to your dogs neck and controlled using a portable control unit, which the owner carries with them at all times. This can easily be activated by a simple switch that instantly releases a small shock, burst of spray or a brief high frequency sound to temporarily cause discomfort to your pet. There is a lot of controversy surrounding the use of these devices, though each of the collars causes only a minor amount of discomfort to the animal as a way of breaking their repetitive bad habits and usually only needs to be used a few times before the connection is made.
So the downside to using this method is that it will work when the collar is on. The dog will probably work out that no collar means he can bark. If the citronella run out, the dog is free to bark without any consequences. So lots of owners of these collars have to leave them on their dog all the time.
The second type of Bark Control Collar is the dog training shock collars, which are electronic or electric control collars. I have tried one of these collars on my arm at the lowest setting. I found it startling, a little like a static shock, and quickly got over it as I knew what it was. I would not want to use one on my dog, as I would fear it would frighten it too much. Many owners use these to train many of their dog behaviours and hold that they are not cruel or hurtful to their dog. The only circumstance where I have seen where it might be of use was if the dog was going to do something that would put it’s life at risk – such as going too close to a poisonous snake.
After you have successfully gotten your dog to stop barking you can go back to a regular collar. If your dog happens to experience a relapse, you might have to revisit the training to remind them that barking is not a good habit. Just start another training session with the Bark Collar, and after a while the barking will stop again.
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