What is a Bark Collar?
If you have taken your dog out to the dog park, you may have heard about a dog trained with a bark collar. This innovation uses the technology created for electric dog fences and uses it to prevent a dog from nuisance barking. The collars come in two basic formats: electric and citronella.
Electric
Just like the invisible fence collars, this bark collar will provide a small electric shock to a dog that barks incessantly. When charged and placed upon the dogs throat, the sensor within the unit feels the vibrations generated by barking and initially warns the dog with a sound cue. If the dog continues to bark a shock is administered. Some models will increase the level of shock until the dog stops barking and reset their start level to a higher intensity.
Citronella
This collar uses a spray function to curb barking. Using the same type of sensor to detect nuisance barking, this collar will spray a citronella substance up at your dog’s face. This is considered by many to be even more effective than the electric collar because it affects multiple senses at once. Additionally, unlike electric collars, there are no concerns voiced by animal cruelty advocates with using this collar to curb barking.
The best place to check out the opinions and varieties available in bark collars is online. A bark collar may help to keep your dog from barking excessively, and with excessive barking being the number one reason people give up their dogs, it may help keep your pet happy at home.
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