How To Reduce Excessive Barking With The Dog Bark Collar

To a dog, barking is the only way it has to communicate its emotions, such as fear, hunger or loneliness. However, a dog that barks excessively can be annoying to both, its owner and neighbors. If you’re reading this, chances are you have had or currently have this experience, where your best friend keeps everybody awake at night. Although excessive barking is common to some species of dogs, one louder than the other, it’s your responsibility to take corrective measures to address your dog’s incessant barking. You have the options of training your dog, having someone train it, or simply get a dog bark collar.

Out of all the options available, the best way to reduce dog barking is by getting a dog bark collar for your pet. There are three different types of anti-bark collars to choose from – the ‘Citronella’ dog bark collar; ‘electronic shock’ collar (or E-collar); and the ‘ultrasonic’ dog bark collar. All three types of anti bark collars are effective and produce long term results, so it’s a matter of personal preference to decide which one you should get.

The Citronella Collar

The citronella collar is so called because it sprays your dog’s muzzle with citronella essence whenever your dog barks. The citronella oil is quite common in products where a strong smell is needed, like certain perfume products. Just like they dislike perfumes, dogs dislike the smell of citronella, which makes the collar quite effective.

The Electronic Shock Collar

This collar is one of the most well known ones. This collar functions by delivering a mild electric shock to the dog’s neck when the dog barks. After the first bark, the collar will give the dog another, more intense shock after 30 seconds if the dog continues to bark; this is because a dog’s skin is more resistant than a human’s and it might not have felt the first shock. The collar’s shocks will grow in intensity until the dog stops barking or it reaches its highest intensity level, when it will shut off, the reasoning being that by this time, the dog is trying to communicate something really important.

The Ultrasound Collar

This dog bark collar emits a high-pitched whistle that is inaudible to the human ear, but certainly audible to dogs which have an extremely sharp sense of hearing. This collar’s advantage is that the sound it uses is harmless to the dog and doesn’t add more noise to the dog’s barking.

Investing in a dog bark collar for your bark-happy, canine pet is one way to demonstrate your commitment to a quiet and peaceful neighborhood. Your dog’s barking won’t go totally away, as it’s part of its nature, but it will become much more tolerable.

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