I have a 13 pound cavalier king charles spaniel, and she is a non- stop barker. I was thinking about getting her a no- bark collar, but I'm not sure how well it would work to stop her from barking and if it is too harmful to her.
2007-02-03 14:57:36 · 13 answers · asked by vincent i 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I'm not a fan of shock collars...one malfunctioned on my dog once and shocked her all the time. Try a squirt bottle when she barks. The problem is that you have to constantly stay on her, but it's a much nicer way than no-bark collars. Another option is a little muzzle. It won't hurt them, they can still eat and drink and pant but it will make it hard for her to open her mouth wide enough to bark. Over time, she might just get used to not barking.
2007-02-03 15:06:16 · answer #1 · answered by Lindsay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a 6lb dog, and wanted to use the citronella collar but it was too big (I would never use the no bark collar). I use the Ultra sonic, it makes a high pitched noise that only dogs can hear, and it will go off automatically if the dog barks. There is also a button on the top, that you can press it if the dog is doing something that needs correcting. After the first few times, you really don't need to use it again.
2007-02-03 15:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by Midwest 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are attempting both the citronella collar or a shake can when he barks. As quickly as he STOPS barking praise him. " I put him on his leash, walk him into the bathroom with the lights off and pull his leash via the door so he is inside the rest room dealing with the door and due to the fact that i have taken the slack out of the leash he has no where to move or play. I do this for 10 seconds and put him again in his cage and take a look at to get him to bark if he does we repeat the procedure." that is incorrect on many stages. A timeout will have to be sending him faraway from you or what he wants. No longer being dragged someplace and then limited at midnight unable to maneuver. On high of that if you are educating him not to bark by means of caging him and encouraging him to bark all he is finding out is to not respond to you.
2016-08-10 15:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has a doberman and got the no bark collar. The way it works is when the dog barks it gives a little shock. After a while though the dog just got use to it. It barked so much that the police had made around 5 visits to her house because the neighbors complained so much. She took to the dog to the vet and they cut his larnyx...bit drastic if you ask me. Now when he barks it just sounds like he has a very, very sore throat. I feel sorry for him... :(
2007-02-03 15:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by Gayle M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I purchased a no-bark collar for my 7lb Yorkie and it did work, but only it worked on me and not on her. She was not phased by the shock at all, however I was! I felt the shock! So maybe you can take her to like an obedience class first before you spend a lot of money on the collar. Petsmart offer free classes all of the time, you just have to see when they are scheduled!
2007-02-03 15:13:37 · answer #5 · answered by EndlessLaughter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We got a no-bark collar for our terrier it didn't work very well. He is very smart so he has figured out that when he has the collar on he gets one beep and then he gets shocked. So he would bark once then he would start to squeak which didn't set of the shock part of the device. The squeak could actual be very loud and not activate the device. We tried 3 different devices and he out manoeuvred them all. Dogs are sharp!
2007-02-03 15:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it hurts the dog every time she barks, but after awhile, she'll learn that barking is what causes it to go off and she'll bark a lot less often. If you don't want it to cause your dog any pain, try another collar.
2007-02-03 15:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by I am soooo splendiferous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend who has a cocker spaniel and she has a no-bark collar for her dog. It works wonders and does not seem to hurt the dog.
2007-02-03 15:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by girlinlove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They work great if you really crank them up. Ours went up to a 9 for our toy poodle. We eventually decided we liked his bark more than his scream when it zapped him... it never was quite strong enough for him. And he figured out of he growled just low enough the collar wouldn't pick it up, so he growled and screamed and we couldn't take it. The collar left. You can try it if you're worried about her safety. Dad stuck it on his neck, barked, and it worked great- it hurts- but that's kinda the point. give it a go, you can always try other methods later :)
2007-02-03 15:19:17 · answer #9 · answered by Sligo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of a "shock collar" try a vibrating one on the lowest speed. This will be much better for training her. She just need to be quickly deterred from the mind frame, not punished.
2007-02-03 16:11:43 · answer #10 · answered by Karri C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋