How to Find an Anti Bark Collar for a Relentlessly Barking Dog

If the anti bark collar you bought for your barking mad dog didn't work, it's possible yours is a very stubborn dog. Although some dogs with barking problems are big, the smaller one are just as irritating when they just won't stop. Here's a short guide on the nature of stubborn dogs and what you can do to subdue their loud barking.

The principle underneath – how bark collars work

There's a small, unobtrusive device attached to a no bark collar. It is triggered by your dog's vocal chords which send vibrations upon every bark. When the device senses a bark, it releases a stimulation – a shock, scent, or sound depending on the model your chose. The reliable bark collar models have this device waterproofed, so that getting soaked in rain or sliding into puddles will have not effect on it. You only need to recharge or replace the batteries that power the device, but that won't be often when you get a good model. Ideally, over time the dog hates the stimulation enough to stop barking.

Sometimes the stimulation level is not enough to stop the dog

There are dogs that are ultra-stubborn – they adapt to the stimulation level and manage to bark through it, despite the annoyance the stimulus provides. Most static collars have a default setting – they start at the lowest level of stimulation and must be increased to accommodate the dog's adaptation. You need to oversee your dog, over time, and check if it's adapting to the intensity settings, and adjust as you see fit. Some dogs can actually "brave" through the static, soaking in the buzz and barking anyway; an owner must be vigilant. So far only the static type seem to get these reports, since the spray type get fewer complaints.

How some cleaver and stubborn dogs circumvent the shock

Remember that the collar's device has nodes that must touch your dog's skin to sense the vibrations from its throat. It's important that the collar doesn't shake around loose. If the nodes don't touch the skin or if it's intermittently interrupted, the collar won't always be able to sense a bark, and won't be able to deliver a consistent shock. From a training perspective, that's inefficient. That's why many online tips on no bark collars mention making sure the collar is snug fit and not loose.

The stimulation released may be something to consider

The static, spray, and sound types of collars have been compared online, efficiency-wise. The spray and static or shock types are of equal effectiveness, so far; the sound type not so much. The sound type works like this – it releases a tone only a dog's high range of hearing can detect; the tone is supposed to jar and annoy the dog. When choosing anti bark collar, you may have to do some asking around and research to see what may work for your dog.