How easily is it pressed? I am thinking about getting one to train my small dog to alert us when she needs to go out.
214213
Yes it is easy to press. I would think most dogs could do it unless they were really small.
214214
It is not super sensitive. It does require direct pressure to activate, so a small dog would have to step on it. I don't think just pawing at it will work. How about hanging a bell from the door knob? Hope that helps.
214215
I think that it might be a little difficult for a small dog to press this. They do make one for dogs that may be easier.
928526
Mine stopped my dog from barking in a few days and haven't needed to use it anymore. I have loaned it to several friends with similar results
1316043
It takes time to train your dog to use it. Ours (IG - 15 lbs) took almost a year to be totally accident free from a bigger box. We have her when she was 5 months old, and trainned her to use the box ever since. This box is a replacement of what we originally had. She used it right away without any issue. This box is a few inches smaller than what we had before. It works if you are willing to train your dog, and it does not happen over night. However, because of the box size, I would not recommend it to any dog over 15 lbs. They seem to have a bigger version, but I have not seen it in person.
1083756
It is easy to put on and yes, the dog does have to sort of step in to it. I loosen the lanyard strap completely, place the harness over their head and then have them step into it or bend each leg into place, then tighten the lanyard. Takes less than 30 seconds if they stay still. It's light weight, strong and durable and washable. My young pups are pretty rough with them! Hope that helps. PS I got mediums for both my dogs 45 and 55# respectively.
1037802
It is SO easy. The base u it is in house for us and the instructions are easy to follow. We use for our little dog (after he got lost) and our big granddog. Works like a charm! I highly recommend it. It was hard for me to put a collar like that on our dog but now it's just old hat.
443241
It's quite easy. If my mini-dachshund hadn't been able to break into it, I would definitely recommend this item.
775989
it gives out a loud high pitched squeal to warn them first and then if they keep it up, on the second time they do it it sends out a small shock.. I wouldn't use one on a little dog, but I have a 120lb. German Shepherd so, It worked great.. it completely brokeher of the barking for no reason very quickly.. I would guess it depends on how smart the dog is whether they can figure out its fromthe barking that there getting a jolt from.. I hope that helps.
487296
Yes, it does have to be pressed. You are correct for there is no/off switch. How long you press it -is up to you. I have to press it longer at times to get the dog to stop barking but it does work on my yorkie.
977377
It is helpful for barking. You would have to use the button to train your dog, so I would think you may want to seek another method to train your dog because it won't activate the noise unless they bark while nipping.
1683417
It's pretty easy to press, and you don't have to hold it down. Just click it on and off.
1054437
We have a Maltese and a small mix dog we use them on both are under 10 lbs and there is no problem. The collar beeps at them as they get close to the underground wire and they learn pretty quick what happens if they cross it. The only bad thing is the collar is pretty long for small dogs so you will either need to cut the strap to shorten it or use some electrical tape to fold it up and make it shorter it needs to fit close enough to the neck that they can feel the shock of the prongs.
2158089
You can adjust the closing (and thus opening) force. It should be no problem to adjust it such that a dog can push open the door.
1147061
The vibrate buttons work fine for smaller dogs. I used this on my 5lb toy poodle and 12lb maltipoo. I only used the low shock a couple times when she didn't respond to the vibrate but usually the vibrate was all you needed to get their attention.
513880
Not sure since I can not hear. I got a co2 BB pistol and kept by my chair. A lot louder and I know it went off. Sure breaks their attention and stops the barking and they learned I was unhappy when that noise sounded. I think if you used it manually I might work better. I think Associating the noise and you being unhappy with the barking is what will give a permanent fix. If my dogs were big enough I would get a shock collar. My dogs 5 lbs and can not find a shock collar that small
2067670
Think of the vibration as the lowest setting. No shock whatsoever. Just like your phone vibrating. I'll use it as my first "tug". If no immediate response, I'll give a shock stim on very low level. I think it's a very helpful feature. I thought the DVD was simple and to the point. I had done some training with my older dog years ago, and this DVD brought that all back to me and showed how to transition properly to the E Collar. Good luck!
1043859
This is a training device. It will help you train your dogs to respond to your commands better. You should expect to spend a fair amount of time training them. It is not meant to strap it on right out of the package and push the button when they don't listen. they will not know how to respond to that. It comes with very good instructions on how to train
2259588
I use it with two dogs - one bigger and more stubborn than the other. We set her collar at a higher level (on the collar itself) than we set the little guys. The only time it causes issues is when you are needing to change the dial to a higher/lower setting and push the wrong button. Then the dog who gets a vibration or shock looks at you like "I am being good!" while the other one is trying to cross the street. ;-)