Dog No-Bark Collars

I use this:
http://www.amazon.com/Petsafe-Premier-GentleSpray-Citronella-Anti-Bark/dp/B0002D31QU

We have 3, with 2 of them being "ambitious" barkers. I was doubting the spray being strong enough, but it works great for all 3 dogs! Even the smallest, most active barker, doesn't bark with the collar. 

From what I read, these are effective for most dogs. If not, then move up to the shock collar. That was my plan, and this way worked for us, so we didn't need the shock collar.

Now, it's not meant to be on 24-7. Neither is the shock collar. Hopefully you can use it only at night, as he'll learn to listen when you're awake! 

Just curious:  Are you going to put a No-Scream collar on your newborn to quiet (him/her) down?  Or are you going to take the time to learn ways to calm them down and train them appropriately?

I kinda see it as the same thing. 

Not every dog can be controlled to not bark. They all have different personalities. My little one is in "guard" mode, especially if I'm not home. Despite being trained. Our hunting dog goes crazy for small animals (rabbits, squirrels, cats). 

She didn't say she was going to have it on all the time, just when the baby was sleeping. 

The collars, especially the no-harm spray ones, are an EXCELLENT training tool. If ours are even out now, they don't bark and if we put them on the dogs, we don't have to turn them on.

Maybe your dog is different, but like children, they respond differently to training.

Edit: I also don't want my dogs to never bark. I do like to be alerted if someone is on my property. I wouldn't feel comfortable if they didn't. They're dogs.

I have a beagle

The spray collars started to cost a fortune in trying to keep up with the spray being used, used all kinds of sprays.

Went to a shock collar, he was literally wearing the batteries out in 6 hours.

He gets plenty of walks and exercise, now he gets brought into the house alot more. 

Wow. You must like to take every argument to its illogical extreme. Careful of those logical leaps, you could put yourself into overtraining.

There are very few training tools and methods that I am outright against in all circumstances. Just when you think you have the moral high ground on something, along comes a dog that responds well to it and isn't the least bit harmed or less cheerful

But every dog is different, and (like others said) I like to begin with root causes and easy solutions and go from there. So in the case of an excessive or overstimulated barker, stuff like why do they bark, is it a medical reason, can they be kept away from a window or gate where they're constantly seeing stuff and barking, etc. (Lonely, not enough stimulation/exercise, blah blah blah). Quite a few dogs can be trained to bark on command and shut up on command, too.

However, some dogs are just gonna bark. (there are some people, too, who just can't seem to ever shut up ) I like starting with the sound collar--it emits a high-pitched (usually two options, one hearable by humans and one not) annoying-to-dog noise whenever they bark. Usually works like a charm. Then there are the idiot dogs who LIKE IT or think it's a toy and play echo-bark games with it ...

Then citronella collar. If that doesn't work, then shock collar. The shock collars today are nothing like the ones in the past--I'm not kidding, some of them even suggest to put it on yourself and see. It's more of a gentle buzzing--annoying like an insect on your skin. Also remember that most dogs have much tougher skin on their necks. But yes, I'd go to electric collar LAST.

If someone doesn't have a lot of money, I'd go with all the easy/root type stuff first, then try the citronella as a middle resort.

My dog just barks on the leash at other dogs on a leash - and it really is just excitement.  The dog trainer where we go to puppy school suggested I carry a water pistol as he had tried everything with our Scooby.

OMG it works like a charm.  He is all 'what was that, where did that come from?'.  It works so well so I know the spray collar would too, but the water pistol - $2.  Bargain.

Interestingly the lady in the dog park who brings the two guide dogs for playtime uses the remote control spray collar on one of her two charges.  This dog is a poop eater and this stops her doing that.  She only uses it for that and it's only at playtime.

TriAya - 2013-05-05  9:12 PM

<p>There are very few training tools and methods that I am outright against in all circumstances. Just when you think you have the moral high ground on something, along comes a dog that responds well to it and isn't the least bit harmed or less cheerful </p><p>But every dog is different, and (like others said) I like to begin with root causes and easy solutions and go from there. So in the case of an excessive or overstimulated barker, stuff like why do they bark, is it a medical reason, can they be kept away from a window or gate where they're constantly seeing stuff and barking, etc.

Maybe I'm trying to take the "easy" way out because I'm not sure what to do. But the citronella collar WOULD be training...

Oh...and does anyone know where I can find one of the shock collars for the baby?!?! That would be SUPER helpful in a few months...

This thread is interesting when compared to the recent spanking thread. Physical consequences are looked down upon when it comes to kids, but with dogs it appears the majority is okay with shocking them to get them to do what you want.

Do your dogs roam at night or do you keep them in a cage? If not you might try putting him in a cage in a dark room and even add a blanket over the cage to create a cave for him at night. He shouldn't have much to bark at in that situation. 

How is this illogical?  Both require training and patience correct?  You don't simply slap a collar on a screaming kid and call it good just like you don't do that with a dog. 

They both take thought and patience to quiet down and figure out WHY it's happening and then fixing the problem.  Just because one might say "It's just a dog" it's no different. 

I actually think taking emotions out of things makes for a more logical argument which will always trump one filled with emotions.  ie, "It's a kid, it's different".  No...it's not.  But that's just my take.  YMMV

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What breed/mix of dog is it?

I do love my dogs...but I don't believe that dogs and kids are the same. I have different expectations for both. We disagree on this. That's the wonderful thing about opinions...everyone has them. You have shared your opinion, and I have shared mine.

He was labeled an Australian Cattle Dog mix...However, we are pretty sure he has some Pit in him, due to his coloring and his body frame. Not being too familiar with personality traits of pits...I would say he leans more toward cattle dog. He is a herder. We adopted him when he was about 3 years old, from the story we heard some neighbors found him and we're taking turns "caring" for him, but when the weather got colder they took him to the shelter.

I'm not sure that getting a crate is practical (or maybe it's just not something I want to do)...due to the fact that our other dog isn't really a barker, but the little dog can set him off. I also don't see the need to crate both of them...but I don't think it would be right to crate one of them.

A dog can also sit in the front seat of the car.  Doesn't mean he's ever going to learn to drive.

lkct01234, I hope you zap your dog and spank your kids.  

Do Australian Cattle Dogs use barking to help them herd?

In my experience with a limited number of dogs, the ones who are crate trained love their crates.  

Crating isn't a correction ... done right, it's actually a reward. I GET TO SLEEP IN MY HAPPY WARM COSY SNUGGLY SPECIAL ONLY-ME PLACE!!!

Just watch, the other one will be begging for one too and trying to squeeze into the littler one.

Our dog AND our cat both love the dog crate. Our dog will sometimes leave her own bed on the living room floor and just go curl up in her crate, sometimes to the displeasure of the cat who's already in there sleeping.  Also, when it's bed time for us humans, our dog runs up the step after coming inside from its last potty break and all on her own, runs in to her crate to sleep without us even saying a word.  Even when we leave the house, we just say "in" and she walks over and plops down.  It doesn't look too cruel to me.

We are proud owners of the best Boston Terrier ever.