Apr 26 2010
Bark Collars: Advantages For Your Dog
Bark collars tend to be put on the back burner as an option when it comes to training a dog not to bark unless for particular reasons, and that is simply because many people don’t understand how they were designed to be used. In some cases, the dog owner just decides not to read the instructions and ends up not knowing how to use the collar properly, which may lead some people to believe that the collar doesn’t work when they don’t get the results they expected.
In order to be successful at using bark collars it is important to understand how a bark collar should properly work and the best way to employ the collar for your dog. Fortunately, bark collars come in different sizes, models, and ways of operations, so you can take some time comparing them before you get one.
The Types of Bark Collars Available
Bark collars are classified in one of three kinds depending on the method they use to correct dogs when they bark. The first type of bark collar is the citronella collar, which can detect the barking of a dog with a mic and correct it by shooting a small spray or citronella in front of the dog’s nose in order to distract it.
Shock collars are the most famous type of bark collars, although there are many people that believe that they are dangerous or cruel to dogs, and thus they have a bit of a bad fame. Instead of distracting the dog by exposing it to a new, strange smell, electrical shock collars deliver a mild static shock to the dog’s neck, similar to the one you receive when you play with fabric.
The third category includes ultrasound collars, also known as ultrasonic collars, which are widely available in any pet store. These collars work with the same principle as the citronella and shock collars, but their method of distraction consists of a high pitched sound instead of a spray or a shock. The noise is loud enough for the dog to understand but too loud for most humans to ever hear.
The Benefits of Bark Collars
Dog collars offer several advantages, one of them being that the owner doesn’t have to be around the dog for discipline to be enforced; as long as the collar is worn by the dog, the correction will take place. In fact this has been found to be so successful that after just a few short months of using bark collars, many owners find that the dogs learn acceptable behavior and don’t need the use of the bark collar as much any longer.
