I would like anyone that has used the collar for barking to please tell me your experience and does it really work. I have seen it on the cheaprvliving sites and am about to order it. Luci just needs a little help with her yipping. <br>I don't want anything that is going to hurt her. Just need a little help in this area for training. Please give any and all advice. I am open minded and will not be offended to honest input. I love my Luci and I don't want her to disturb campers around me but if this collar works.... It's a for sure that Luci is coming with me and "we" will begin our new life together.<br><br>I thank you in advance for all input.<br>kidie
question about the barking collar
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All I can input here is to stay away from the collars with the remote control option.<BR><BR>Something about interference with other radio signals can set it off and not only be counter-productive training wise, but can hurt your pooch by boosting the power and prolonging the shock.<BR><BR>I never have tried one myself so have no experience. I actually prefer my dog to be leary of people coming too close to the Rig. Especially when I'm in there taking a nap!!! haha
I also commend you on finding a way to bring her along! I think you'll find it to be well worth the adjustment and probably easier than you expect. <BR><BR>I left mine with a friend for the first couple months and realized it just wasn't the same.<BR><BR>Congrats and Good luck! <IMG class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif">
The collar I narrowed down to is a sonic sound that only she could hear and it vibrates. I keep going back and reading it over and over. No shocks to the dog. I could never hurt my Luci. Maybe with this collar and reinforcement from me. No bark! We could break the "here I am come play with me" yipping at every neighbor that passes, plus all the new sounds she needs to get use to.
I just went back to the site and read it again. There is a collar that vibrates on the first bark and on the second bark it vibrates and plays a recorded 5 second message from the owner. Example: NO Bark. or it does a sonic sound first and then the sound with the recording. Hmm wonder if it works. Aaaaaaaaah! Had to do a little scream here to relieve the tension.<br>Thanks
Kidie,
She is too cute! How wonderful that you will have the pleasure of her companionship. Yay!!
I've traveled with as many as three little barkers. Now I'm down to one. If she barks only when strangers come around, I'd let her bark. It's what dogs do. As long as it isn't a constant cacophony, who cares? Many campers have dogs and know how that is. Compare her occasional alert barking to people talking, generator noise, traffic sounds, etc., and realize that those little yips now and then for less than a minute are nothing. I wouldn't worry about it. She may surprise you. You can always get the collar later if it is a problem. And you may be surprised at how she adapts and learns on her own (with your help) when to alert you. The collar won't differentiate--it'll teach her to never bark.
Lions roar, birds chirp, monkeys chatter, dogs bark. The wind rustles through the trees, logs crackle when they burn, rivers play their water symphonies as they find their way to the oceans, and...dogs bark.
It'll work out. You'll both learn and figure it out as you go along. Deep breath, relax, and enjoy.
Did I say she's too cute? What a little doll!
She is too cute! How wonderful that you will have the pleasure of her companionship. Yay!!
I've traveled with as many as three little barkers. Now I'm down to one. If she barks only when strangers come around, I'd let her bark. It's what dogs do. As long as it isn't a constant cacophony, who cares? Many campers have dogs and know how that is. Compare her occasional alert barking to people talking, generator noise, traffic sounds, etc., and realize that those little yips now and then for less than a minute are nothing. I wouldn't worry about it. She may surprise you. You can always get the collar later if it is a problem. And you may be surprised at how she adapts and learns on her own (with your help) when to alert you. The collar won't differentiate--it'll teach her to never bark.
Lions roar, birds chirp, monkeys chatter, dogs bark. The wind rustles through the trees, logs crackle when they burn, rivers play their water symphonies as they find their way to the oceans, and...dogs bark.
It'll work out. You'll both learn and figure it out as you go along. Deep breath, relax, and enjoy.
Did I say she's too cute? What a little doll!
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For stealth campers, barking would be a critical issue that might require one of those collars. Otherwise, unless your *sure* it doesn't shock them, I'd stay away. I bought a shock collar for my barking collie years ago and he was quite traumatized by it. I took it off him after one or two shocks. Yes, it cured him of barking temporarily (I'm sure it would have been permanent if I'd left the collar on) but it wasn't worth the emotional damage.<br><br>Here's a <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://thebark.com/content/victoria-stilwell-how-deal-out-control-barking" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">humane way to train dogs to stop excessive barking</a></span> using behavior modification and positive reinforcement, but it takes patience!
what a cute dog! Pomeranian? My Mom has a Pom, and it barks, a lot, so I know what you're talking about. If it was me, I wouldn't waste my money on a collar like that. I have a large dog, with a large bark, and it takes time for him to get adjusted to the campsite. Sometimes he barks at people sometimes not. But I do practice leaving and coming back to the van and if he does good then he gets a cookie <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br> I agree with the others that said let her bark, especially at strangers. I ran into a rude bunch at the last campsite I was at. They constantly walked through my site and at night after they were heavily intoxicated walked by my van and 'barked' at my dog. Luckily I told my dog to 'watch em' and he scared the bejesus out of them! I had him tied up later that day and went to use the bathroom and the same idiots walked through my site again and didn't notice my dog, they sure did get a surprise when he barked and scared the crap out of them!! HAHA!
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I would like to add that there are citronella based bark collars that release a small spray every time the dog barks. It stinks to them, but doesn't hurt them.<br><br>I used one for a greyhound that would not shut up, and it worked wonderfully.
I currently work in a pet store (until the end of this month anyway <img class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif">) and I personally wouldn't use a bark collar on my dog if it was given to me for free. I'm not say that they don't work...just that a great deal of their usefulness depends on the dog. For some dogs they work very well, other dogs are traumatized, and some learn to ignore the collars after a short time. My dog has never been an excessive barker but she is happy to let me know if strangers come near...with either a bark or low growl. I trained her to stop barking at my command through positive reinforcement and it's worked wonderfully. She's free to be herself and I have a well trained dog that's still capable of alerting me when she feels like she needs to. It may take a little time and effort on your part...dogs, like children, learn at their own pace and in their own way...but it will be worth it in the long run. Good luck to you! <img class="emoticon bbc_img" src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif">
Stargazer Bless your heart and thank you. Luci alerts on people coming to the door or some one walking down the street some times I think she hears the neighbor cat or a fox going by. She will calm down but it takes me a minute to get her to stop. I haven't learned how to train her when it's time to stop. Ahhhhhhhh. Woof. <br><br>I know it is good for her to alert me but what I am afraid of is offending campers around me. Even though I am on the east coast and 20 minutes to the boardwalk filled with tourists I live in the middle of a corn field or soy bean. It alternates every year. So she is not use to any one around but me. The neighbors are far enough away that it is like a tomb here. I take her out on the leash and if a kid is biking or the neighbor goes by on her horse. Luci will yip and yap till they stop and pet her. She just loves attention.<br><br>Your probably right. She will adjust to the sounds faster than I do. It's gonna be a whole new world to us both. <br><br>Yes again.. Your are right. It's what they do.<br><br>I am working very hard on her training right now. I have been lax and kind of spoiled her but she sits, and stays, and does lay down. She does heel and walks on the leash perfectly. So I know she is trainable. <br><br>Maybe I am just stressing over it. Over thinking it all. <br><br>Thank you for your input.
<span style="color: #000080;">Blueberry.</span> Thank you for the link. I am going to go there and read what it has to say. I don't want to traumatize Luci. I would never hurt her. Hopefully your link can give me the extra information I need to get her to stop sooner after she alerts on some thing. <br><br>I have little tiny treats that I use when we do training. I do voice and hand signals so she will sit on hand signal or verbal command. If I can just get her to stop barking on command that would be perfect. It's really my fault when she doesn't listen. I have spoiled her.<br><br>Thank you again for the link.
Noah you are so right. Life would not be the same with out her. That's why I am trying so hard to figure out how to get her bark under control. <br>It just may be that it bothers me more than it will bother any one else. <br><br>I may just be a worry wart.<br><br>fussing over a whole lot of nuttin..... could be...<br><br>thank you
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Its because you try to copy and paste her name. Its a bug with the forum. Just try to type it out normally.<br><br>I have heard the citronella ones work well, but in a few cases the dogs get used to it. I also heard the sound ones can be overcome easily because the dog learns to just ignore the sound.
DazarGaidin. Thank you. I thought my computer was having a break down. lol I didn't want to be rude and not respond and adding her name in with another post seemed to get through. <br><br>Well I have visited the link that was posted for barking and I feel I am working hard on positive feed back. I couldn't do the debark either that seems so cruel. Her sit/ stay is getting much better so maybe with that I will get through to her on the barking. Distract her with a sit command. <br><br>I still have time with all the sorting and preparing for yard sales and setting up my car so hopefully I can get through her hard little head "no bark" lol Oh my.<br><br>thanks<br>kidiekat
