When she barks, she's already in attack mode. So I want to stop her from the moment she starts growling. Wondering if those anti-bark collars would do that.
2006-11-08 09:22:01 · 8 answers · asked by tickledpink 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The anti-bark collars you are thinking of are meant for dogs that are problem barkers. It sounds like what you are looking for is something to tell you when your dog is about to get aggressive with another. I don't believe that the anti-bark collar will work on growling as it is noise activated and a growl is usually too low to cause the collar to work.
The best way to stop your dog from being dog aggressive is to watch her body language. When you see another dog coming you will be able to see telltale signs from your dog. Her body will stiffen, her tail may go up or straight out and if you can see her mouth you may notice that her mouth will be closed and you may see the start of a lip curl. Any and all of these signs are a good indication that your dog is becoming aroused. This is the time to do some training with your dog or cross the street and move away from the distraction.
I would suggest some dog training aimed at teaching your dog some socialization skills. A good obedience class or a session (or two) with a behaviour consultant would probably do the trick.
Good luck!
2006-11-08 09:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by kismetsguardian 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We bought one to use on our basset hound for a barking problem she had started to acquire from the neighbor's new dog constantly barking. It didn't work at all on her - I think because of her loose, droopy skin around her neck. It worked on me ok - while I was taking it off to see if I could adjust the strength of the shock, she barked, and it had such a strong shock I was afraid to turn it up any more on her. I'd spent $65.00 on it, too. Then we came across a remote control device you put a 9 volt battery in and push a little button on it and it emits a high frequency sound we can't hear but pets can. That worked great! All you have to do is point and firmly say your command and then push the button. They learn quickly - just be sure to point straight at the animal you are correcting, or they all catch the noise (I messed up once and launched my poor unsuspecting cat, whom I didn't see, out of a sound sleep - poor guy). We now have the best trained animals around, and everyone comments on them and thinks they've all been thru obedience school. You only need to use it a few times (they soon assoc. w/ the verbal command), and it causes no permanent damage. Most large pet supply stores have them. Good luck!
2006-11-08 09:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by Deedee 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it is recommended to objective to make certain why she is growling. maximum canines in elementary terms growl at some thing it extremely is on the topic of them. A bark collar, the two ask your self or spray, is triggered via a noisy bark sound. If the ask your self collar worked, it could in elementary terms reason her to be extra worried and dissatisfied, and the spray does not be triggered in any respect. That being suggested, I had a foster who made a delicate low growl sound while she had to be petted. in no way some thing to punish.
2016-12-14 03:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you get a training collar where you can control the shock it doesn't work. I have barking collars for my dogs and they are activated by vibrations. Growling, whining and sometimes even their barking doesn't cause enough vibrations to make them work. So you would need something you could control yourself.
2006-11-08 12:26:29 · answer #4 · answered by saxguru20 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/thedogtrainer
If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.
It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.
2016-01-14 00:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 15:25:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. wouldn't work. you need to socialise her. get in touch with your local humane society and ask them how to go about this; read some good training books so you can understand why this behaviour started and how to change it
2006-11-08 09:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by soobee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
those anti bark collars are mean to dogs... they shock them and crap... you dont want to see ur dog suffer and then attack you... do you??
2006-11-08 09:26:33 · answer #8 · answered by ynofear 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋