Hi all,

I was wondering what kind of experiences people have had with anti barking collars?

My dog will often bark when she goes out in the garden and because she is away from me its hard to do anything to stop it straight away. I was thinking of getting one of those collars that sprays under the dogs nose when it barks.

Are they any good?

Thanks

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No, and I wouldn't use one. If you don't want her to bark in the garden, make sure you supervise her. If she barks, she instantly has to come back in. Keep her in for a minute or so, and let her back out again. If she barks again, get her back in, etc etc. She will soon learn that barking in the garden means she can't stay out there, and will learn some self control.

You could also teach her the 'speak' and 'quiet' commands.

I have used a collar and found them really good. Only reason I started using one was out at work during the day and my dog dog would bark at anything/anybody. It seems to have worked as he dont bark non stop

people i know have used the spray collars and have worked for them.
one dog did nothing but bark bark bark, she put this collar on and within mins it stopped.
know she dont need to use it at all, his quiet and if he does bark its only a couple of barks not over and over again driving everyone mad and the neighbors

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rattle bottle works wonders on one of my bitches she really was the mouth from the bloody south lol.

my sis owns my dogs daughta and she had a bark prob to, yet the water tactic works on her

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On guard.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EEQRdwM4IqQ

I just let my gobby one bark, tell her to shut up now and again and she does but most the time i just leave her to it! Might get one these anti-bark collars for the Springer we have that wakes me up at 5am everyday though!

one of mine bark whe shes goes out for a tinkle in the garden but it is her way of telling me she is finished and wants to be let back in ?

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Thanks for the replies.

I think I might save up for one.

Apart from when the postman comes to the door, the main time my dog barks is if she goes out in the garden and the neighbour on the left hand side is in his garden....she goes crazy! Shes fine with the neighbour on the other side but thats probably cos she has had more contact with him.

We did introduce her to the neighbour that she barks at but it doesnt seem to have helped.

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my two go nuts every morning at 5am when the paper comes though the door,drives me mad,they are on the bed and will jump up bark like crazy.And when anyone knocks on the door,this is every 10 minutes at the weekend with bl**** kids