Will this collar go off with a growl? Our dog talks to us with a series of growl-like sounds. Will the collar stop this (I hope not.) in addition to barking?
199955
Oh no! What I love about this collar is that it only stops that incessant barking, zapping after 2 quick consecutive barks. My Italian Greyhound barks right through level one, a static "zap"
199956
No, mine has to be pretty loud to set it off. My beagle whines and talks with it on and doesn't get shocked. She only gets shocked when she full on barks.
199957
I don't think a low growl will be enough to set it off. I believe it needs both a vibration and a bark to go off. I've noticed my dog will sometimes still give a low growl when the mailman comes. Plus I only put the collar on during certain parts of the day when I really don't want him to bark. It has been a lifesaver!
1113869
It does not recognize if your dog barks. This is more like a super long (invisible) leash. It will not stop them from barking unless you're keeping an eye on them & you manually reprimand them & hit the button to zap them anytime the do bark.
991839
No it won't go off easily and it last a long time. I have scared a few dogs away. Works great and loud.
522224
I think it depends on each dog. For the 1st week out dog barked once looked at it & walked away. After a whole she would bark at it non stop.
1793492
My Papillon will set off the collar on my Tibetan Spaniel. I turned the sensitivity all the way down which helped but it still goes off occasionally when the Pap barks.
1218259
there is no automatic bark control on this collar. I think you'd have to actually get a bark collar for that. My neighbors used one recently on a very vocal 7yr old jack russell and it worked very well- barking substantially decreased but when he was really worked up he would wimper/cry b/c it wouldn't set the collar off. I would be careful when first using a bark collar- don't expose the dog to very stimulating situations b/c they may rapidly escalate barking/shocking and either develop anxiety or learn they can bark through the collar. As for the sport dog and jumping the fence- you'd have to watch the dog and correct it when they jumped. Personally it sounds like an electric fence that has a collar w/ bark control on it would better suit your needs.
187176
The collar works. It has to be on snug. You will be able to tell due to your dog doesn't like it. The barking will halt or change to a cry till he or she stops.
375043
Not sure I don't keep it on him. His biggest problem is on weekends when neighbors are out. He didn't bark the entire day when wearing the collar. Only use vibrate and it works.
552992
It's not a bark collar....trust me, I wish it was a combo unit but as a shock/ vibrate collar, it hasn't failed me one bit. Good luck
2149099
Any time the dog is barking you will need to put it on BUT my dog has now gotten to when she starts barking all I have to do is call her name and show the collar to her and she will put her head down and stop barking :)
113578
It is not a bark collar. We use the remote. Have to be intentional on the exact behavior you want to avoid. Can't keep zapping randomly or dog will be confused. Completely manual remote. Great tool for training.
997630
Measure his neck. Be aware that you will need to cut the fur below the chin on his neck for the prongs to make contact with the skin. It won't work otherwise. It certainly stopped the barking of my pomerian-terrior mix. With the on-off switch, he is now wearing the collar without it being activated and no barking occurs.
1276591
I found no way to turn sleep mode off. Once collar is in sleep mode the collar has to have movement to turn on and come out of sleep mode. I got into the habit of tapping on the collar because most of the time the dogs movement is not enough to make it wake up. I did not like the sleep mode n did wish it could be turned off. After a couple months the collar itself quit working and I ordered a better collar that has no sleep mode. Much happier now. Hope this helps.
1681143
I, too, use the tone to call my dog and he always comes running. The device does not "sleep" afer periods of inactivity. What may be happening is that the switch for a second dog may be moved. If that happens, the remote will not communicate with the collar. Because I have occasionally "pocket-stimulated" my dog, I have begun using the selector switch to make sure that I don't.
874263
What type of dog do you have and is the fur on his neck ollowing the pegs to touch his neck? If he just looks at you, you may try notching it up 5 settings at a time. I have my shitzu responding to the beep and have had no issues with it making contact when needing it. Also make sure its charged well and not laying on top of the dogs regular collar.hope that helps! Cindy
338009
It seems it really depends on how sensitive your dog is to sound, and it's reason for barking in the first place. I bought ours when we brought a new dog into the home and she had separation anxiety. We only needed to use the unit a few times before she stopped barking. Whether the cessation came from using the unit or from her settling in, is hard to say. But when the unit was turned on and she barked, the response was immediate and obvious.
418700
Not sure which collar you are referencing as I only used the Big Dog Bark Control Collar, with which we were very pleased. Since your dog is basically a large dog, like our dobie, I would think your dog may respond well to it. Good luck!