Rockwall Veterinary Hospital says one of the most common problems regarding dogs is too much barking. When dogs are not trained from the time they are puppies, they can grow without any restraint to the loudness or frequency of their barking. Puppies often escape training because they are cute and owners find their yapping amusing, however, as the puppy becomes a full grown dog, the yapping becomes a loud bark.

Unfortunately, if you have such a dog, it’s not only your problem, but also a problem for the people who live around you. Some common consequences are that your dog may scare or annoy guests that come to visit you, or may not let your neighbors sleep at night. Manufacturers of pet products have come up with several methods to deal with this problem.

The shock dog barking collar is one of the most controversial ones. As it name implies, the collar will emit a small electrical shock to the dog’s neck whenever it detects barking. The dog will be distracted and confused from this sudden event, eventually realizing that it’s its own barking that triggers the shock. At that moment, it will stop their barking because it knows that more barking will make the shock appear.

Is This Method Cruel?

Is The Collar Cruel?

As you can expect from the dog barking collar, there is some controversy about it, with some dog owners claiming it’s effective and painless, while others claiming it causes pain and may even hurt the dog. The second group consider that since your dog is part of your family, you shouldn’t treat them differently, and thus electrical shocks are completly out of the question. They say that electrical shocks are always painful and harmful, no matter how mild they are.

If you really want to know what the collar feels like, you can put it on and test it, although it requires a bit of bravery.

If you think that the shock dog barking collar is a bit too much, know that there are other routes you can take to train your dog to stop barking. There are even other types of anti bark collars your dog can wear. Instead of the shock dog barking collar it could wear the citronella collar. This will not harm your dog at all since it uses a small spray of citronella smell as correction. Citronella oil is what is used to repel mosquitoes so it is quite a strong scent and your dog will learn to stop barking to avoid having this stuff sprayed.