Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter Bark Collar Review

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     Maybe you are having problems with your dog and its nuisance barking and you are thinking about a bark collar to solve your problems. I was in a similar situation with my canine and I needed a solution fast. I was tired is the nuisance barking and being waken up at night and having the peace of my home hijacked by our adorable pet. I searched many different types of bark collars and decided I wanted to give a shock collar a try, sometimes called a static collar. After doing some research I found that the Tri Tronics Bark Limiter bark collar to be an effective and humane answer. Here I want to give you a closer look at this outstanding product.

Simply stated what this bark collar does is detect when your dog is barking and deliver a small electric shock to your dog. Now this seems like it would be cruel treatment of your pet but the intensity of the shock can be as small as you like. Tri Troniks has provide five different shock levels on their Bark Limiter and you can start off on the lowest level and go from there. If you dog does not respond to a particular level then it is really easy to kick it up a notch to see if that works. For my own pooch he would not quiet down unless I had it at the highest level. He needed to have the collar on at all times or he would not quiet down, but you can just use the collar as needed. I have two other dogs who only need the collar occasionally for when they get yappy. I put the collar on and they only need to get zapped once and they quiet down again for several weeks.

I have tried several other name brand shock collars and in my opinion the Tri Troniks Bark Limiter is the best one you can buy. What I really like about it is that is very durable. My dog likes to take a swim in the pool, and this bark collar is water proof and will not be ruined when it gets whet. It has a rubber seal on the case that keep it water tight. Also, this device comes with a tough and adjustable collar that is water and weather resistant, and is finished in a nice black patent leather look. It is easily adjustable and you can trim the collar down with scissors it if is too long. The bark collar is light weight and weighs just a few ounces, and is recommended for dogs ten pounds and heavier.

As mentioned earlier there are five different shock levels with this collar. It is very easy to adjust levels with a push button located on the device that is firm enough that can not be changed by any rubbing by the dog. You can also turn off the collar with the very same button. A nice feature added to the collar is something Tri Tritronics calls the sleep mode. With the sleep mode the collar powers down if it has not been activated by your dog barking after a certain period of time. It is similar to a laptop hibernation mode and it really extends the life if your battery. The collar will automatically turn back on if your dog starts to bark again. This is a newly added feature to their latest G3 model and it is unique to any other bark collar on the market.

One thing I always wonder is how much my dog is barking when I am not at home. The Tri Tritronics Bark Limiter has added a feature to address this issue which it calls the bark odometer. What this feature will do is tell you how many times a shock was administered since you last activated the collar. All you do is take the collar off and power it down, and it the LED light will blink each time your dog activated a shock. You can use this to see if you need to increase the shock level of the collar. If there were too many barks then you increase the bark collar to a higher level.

You need to know that this bark collar is battery operated, and I have found that one battery will last three to six months depending upon how much my dog tries to bark. There are some other collars on the market that are rechargeable. While this is a nice feature I have found that the disposable batteries last much longer, and there is hardly any down time.

Replacing the battery is very easy to do. Batteries can be found in the photo department of most any pharmacy or supermarket. As mentioned previously you can expect the battery to last several months, all depending how much the shock was activated. All you need to do is remove two screws on the collar housing and the battery is easily replaced. Pop the new battery in, screw the housing closed to seal it, and you are all ready to go.

One criticism of a shock collar is that is supposedly inhumane. I encourage you to go ahead and put the collar on yourself and see how it works. Start at level one and make a barking sound (crazy, I know, but have fun with this) and you will barely be able to notice it. Do the same on level two and you will feel al sight tingle, and so on all the way to level five. This will give you a great idea what your dog feels and just like people dogs will have different thresholds of pain. On some dogs a level one response is all they need, and like with my own dog you may need to put the collar at level five to get him to quiet down consistently.

This bark collar comes with a thirty day one hundred percent guarantee. If you are not happy with the performance of the collar then send it back to where you purchased it for a full refund. I have found that this bark collar is the very best one you can buy on the market. You can find this collar priced anywhere from $100 to $120 by shopping around, and there are some great deals out there that include free shipping and no tax all for $99. Give this bark collar a try and you will not be disappointed.