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Electronic Anti Bark Collar
An Electronic Bark Collar is activated by a dog's bark which causes the vocal chords to vibrate and triggers a mild static shock, (no different than walking on a carpet and touching your friend) that is just uncomfortable enough to stop the unnecessary barking but doesn’t harm your dog.

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Citronella Bark Collar
The Citronella Anti Bark Collar releases a spray of citronella in front of the dog's snout when the Citronella Bark Collar registers a bark. Your dog hears it, sees it and most importantly, smells it. At the first spray of Citronella, your dog's natural curiosity will be to seek the origin of the new odor. The dog will very quickly learn that when he or she barks, the Citronella Anti Bark Collar Sprays! Through this harmless conditioned reflex, this discourages your dog from barking.

Ultrasonic Bark Collar
Lastly, there is the Ultrasonic Bark Collar that emits a high pitched sound when the dog barks. This startles your dog and disturbs his barking and discourages him from continuing.

About Excessive Barking - Causes & Behaviors

    Excessive barking is a common canine behavior problem that can lead to sleepless nights for the dog owners, frustration, angry neighbors, legal action and even eviction. For the dog, this behavior can lead to abandonment, abuse by neighbors or owners, or even euthanasia. A bark collar is an effective tool in controlling the barking

    However, most barking dogs are not behaving abnormally. Rather, they are responding to an environmental stimulus and/or displaying normal alerting behavior. Some breeds tend to bark more than others. Whining and howling often accompany barking.

    A Bark Collar is an effective tool in stopping problem barking. There are many reasons why dogs may bark excessively. Some of these include:

    Separation anxiety: Dogs that become anxious when separated from their owners often bark or make other noises. The barking usually begins at or shortly after the owner’s departure, and may be continuous or intermittent for up to several hours. This type of barking only occurs in the owner’s absence, and is usually predictable. A Dog Bark Collar can be an effective tool in stopping Separation Anxiety Barking.

    Reaction to specific stimuli: Some dogs bark in response to certain exciting stimuli, such as delivery people, loose dogs or cats, squirrels or unfamiliar noises. This type of barking may be merely an arousal response. Unlike dogs with separation anxiety, these dogs bark despite the owner’s presence, and the barking stops when the stimulus is removed. This type of barking may be self-reinforcing. For example, take the dog that barks at the approach of a postal carrier: That person leaves after dropping off the mail, but the dog believes his barking caused the person to leave, thus emboldening him to do it again. Dogs will also bark as part of a chain reaction: one dog barks at something and others join in. If you cant get rid of the stimuli causing the barking, than an Anti Bark Collar would be an effective tool in controlling your dogs barking in this situation.

    Attention Seeking: Many dogs bark because they have been inadvertently rewarded for barking by being given attention or praise (i.e. telling them “it’s okay) by their owners. Dogs may bark at their owners to get what they want or when they are being ignored. This type of barking is sometimes associated with other annoying behaviors, such as pawing or jumping up. Even scolding by the owner might be seen as reinforcement by the dog - because scolding involves the owner paying attention to the dog. Any attention is better than no attention. A No Bark Collar can assist in training your dog not to bark to get attention.

    Play behavior: Barking can be a normal component of play, and can be directed towards people, other animals or toys. This type of barking can be reinforced as a learned behavior. For example, a dog drops a ball in the owner’s lap and then barks. The owner throws the ball to stop the barking. The dog learns to bark to get the owner to throw the ball. No need to stop this type of barking. This should be considered okay and a Bark Collar should not be used!

    Medical problems: Older dogs that suffer from deafness, cognitive problems, or other brain diseases may bark excessively. Dogs that are in pain may also bark. Please do not use a bark collar in this case. This would be cruel!

    It’s important to have your dog thoroughly examined by a veterinarian to rule out any contributing medical problems. This examination is an important part of any behavioral work-up and determining if a Bark Collar is right for your dog!