Bark Collars - Because Your Dog Needs To Stop Excessive Barking

It’s not surprising, but some dog owners, having dismissed their dog’s loud and long barking as a problem to be addressed, have gotten used to that barking; enough to sleep through it. But then most of us have neighbors who can’t sleep through so much barking. If you share your home with others, who may not share your loud-dog-barking immunity, that’s a problem, too. If you can sleep through the barking enough to wake up feeling fine in the morning, don’t expect the same rested feeling from others within earshot of your dog’s barking. If you have to deal with neighbor’s and family members’ complaints about that dog, then it’s time for some discipline.

You could always consult an animal behaviorist, a dog trainer, and your vet about dog behavior control. You could also take time to look into the source of your dog’s barking. Or you could go direct and invest in bark collars. If you don’t know which to choose, or are not that familiar with bark collars in the first place, this short guide is for you.

The benefits of using bark collars to train your dog

Some people confuse the effects of using bark collars with that of inflicting harm on animals. But that’s not the case – bark collars do not inflict pain that’s consistent with being inhumane. What bark collars do is provide a deterrent, or a disincentive for continuing to bark, through a stimulus that’s more annoying than painful. Depending on the type of bark collar you use, the stimulus or interruption comes in three forms. You have the shock, sound, and spray type corresponding to the type of stimulus they release – static, high pitched sound, and liquid spray, respectively.

Each of these collars is operated by batteries. The best of them activate based on a combination of both the vibration on your dog’s throat, and the sound of the barking. This combined trigger allows for the bark collar to differentiate your dog’s bark from other loud sounds in the vicinity. Whatever type you choose, be sure to get the right size for your dog.

Getting the wrong collar size could mean a failed bark training for your dog. The mechanism in the collar has nodes or contact points that must be touching your dog’s throat for it to activate consistently. If you happen to get a size larger than your dog’s neck, it could get slid around by your dog, and fail to be in the right position.

With varying dog breeds come a variety of sizes. So it’s best to get a bark collar intended for your dog’s breed. You don’t want to get a collar would “probably” fit snugly on your dog. For small dogs, there are also bark collars available. You can find resources online, especially on dog supply sites, detailing which bark collar sizes fit what kind of dog.

Nuisance barking can be curbed. And you won’t spend months training your dog, when you rely on bark collars. These bark collars are not inhumane as they do not hurt your dogs during their training time.