Pampered Dog Blog

Similar to the human languages, barking is a way of communication among dogs.
Though barking is quite normal for dogs and their owners, sometimes it becomes a nuisance, especially when dogs are barking too much, too loud or at inappropriate times. Dog owners have the possibility of using the Bark Collar to avoid such harassment. First of all people should know what these bark collars are and how they work.
Bark collars are electronic devices attached to usual dog collars, used to keep these animals from barking excessively or inappropriately. Barking can be considered excessive or inappropriate depending on the type of neighborhood, the time of day, and the circumstances surrounding the behavior.

Electronic bark collars work through the principles of aversive training. When the dog does not stop barking for a specific period, the collar delivers it a warning beep that may also be followed by a mild electric shock. The dog is then startled into stopping its barking behavior until it learns to associate the beep and the electric shock with unpleasant feelings and, thus, stop barking excessively or inappropriately.

From the above description alone, many benefits can be concluded from the use of the bark collar of which the most notable are the following:

• It can be used to train a dog in proper behavior especially at night when the neighborhood is peaceful and quiet since the people are fast asleep. Your dog will no more be barking at the moon and wake you or your neighbors at odd hours.

• The electric shocks can be adjusted based on the training needs, discipline level and size of the dog. For example, if your dog is a Great Dane with a love for barking, then the higher settings can be applied while a small dog like a Yorkshire terrier with an occasional habit of barking from boredom will respond well to a lower setting of electric shocks. When you first use the device you need to do some experiments and adjust the settings of the bark collar; start with the lowest settings and increase the level or intensity of the stimuli until your dog responds to this training technique by ceasing its barking.

• The dog will not be completely restrained from barking; most of the bark collars are set to allow the dog to bark if it has a real reason, like the presence of some intruders in the middle of the night or other type of dangerous situation. If your dog continues to bark in spite of the electronic shocks, and it barks for at least 15 times during a 30 seconds interval, the electronic device of the bark collar will automatically shut off. You just need to set this function of the bark collar ON, and you will know that, if your dog continues barking, a really dangerous situation occurred.

• You can easily adjust the bark collar to fit to the size of the neck of your dog, so it will feel comfortable while wearing it. These useful dog training electronic devices are usually fixed on leather made dog collars.

If your dog loves to yip and yap at anything and everything, then the Bark Collar is the best product you can invest on to train it toward proper behavior