Crate training Does this product have the function where I can use it to train him not to bark when we leave him home alone, can it be set to go off every time he barks? Or should I be looking for something a little different... Crate training Does this product have the function where I can use it to train him not to bark when we leave him home alone, can it be set to go off every time he barks? Or should I be looking for... » Read More Crate training Does this product have the function where I can use it to train him not to bark when we leave him home alone, can it be set to go off every time he barks? Or should I be looking for something a little different... « Show Less
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If he barks continuously after you have left, this product will not work for you. You are thinking of an anti-bark collar, which is sound-activated to deliver a shock at the sound of a bark. Because those collars are not controlled by you, but mechanically, they can be dangerous or cruel. Resolve the dog's issues. Either he is afraid of being left alone or he is going crazy from boredom. A crate, as T. Moon suggested, can provide a sense of security. Toys can help with boredom. Making sure the dog knows it is safe in its home by treating like a member of the family always makes a difference in a dog's behavior. If he barks continuously after you have left, this product will not work for you. You are thinking of an anti-bark collar, which is sound-activated to deliver a shock at the sound of a bark. Because those collars are not controlled by you, but mechanically, they can be dangerous or cruel. Resolve the dog's issues. Either he is afraid of being left alone or he is going crazy from boredom. A crate, as T. Moon suggested, can provide a sense of security. Toys can help with boredom. Making sure the dog knows it is safe in its home by treating like a member of the family always makes a... » Read More If he barks continuously after you have left, this product will not work for you. You are thinking of an anti-bark collar, which is sound-activated to deliver a shock at the sound of a bark. Because those collars are not controlled by you, but mechanically, they can be dangerous or cruel. Resolve the dog's issues. Either he is afraid of being left alone or he is going crazy from boredom. A crate, as T. Moon suggested, can provide a sense of security. Toys can help with boredom. Making sure the dog knows it is safe in its home by treating like a member of the family always makes a difference in a dog's behavior. « Show Less
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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.
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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.
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It needs to be charged regularly and i noticed that I have to reset the collar almost every time i use it. Other than that, it has been working just fine. I am wondering if my dog will go back to old habits once i stop using the collar or will it program her not to do certain things so eventually she won't do them even when i don't use the collar. Has anyone noticed the difference with their dog's behavior when the collar is not used?
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Sandie, The red button on the right side of the remote is the on/off button. The "C" on the front is for continuous stimulation using it with either the "beeper" (audio stimulation) or the actual physical "stimulant" produced at the prongs on the inside of the collar. I have never had to use this function. The "F" button is used to actually give one stimulant through the prongs, letting your dog know he is not to behave in certain ways or do certain things. I have only had to use this function 2x's since putting the device on my dog. He learned quickly and associated the beep with the next step (the physical stimulant) if he didn't behave. The +/- buttons control the strength of the stimulation. It goes from 1-9. 9 being the strongest. The last button at the bottom of the remote with the horn symbol is the "beeper" which I use for correction when needed. As I said he learned after just 2 hits that the beeper is the warning. In fact he settles down, behaves and listens simply by putting the collar on him. My dog is only 8 months and has been a real handful, but this product really works! Last, the collar takes a 3 volt Lithium CR2 battery and the remote takes a 3 volt lithium CR 2430. They both last a long time as we turn off the remote when he naps throughout the day, and we remove the collar and turn it and the remote off at bedtime. I found this to be a great tool. When he is about to do something unwanted I "beep" him and he immediately stops then walks away and lays down. Have never had to "stimulate" him again since the first day. In fact, most of the time all I have to say (when he acts up a bit) is "I'm going to beep you".............and he stops whatever his action is. Along with the product you receive a users guide and a CD for instruction. I think you will like it. I didn't like the idea of physically "stimulating" my dog, but I had to do something, and as I mentioned, I only had to do it twice and he put 2 and 2 together on how things worked.
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Have you ever used an electronic collar before? It is a tool, and like any good tool it can be useful if used correctly. Whether or not it is effective will depend on how much experience you have with using this device and training dogs in general. If you have a dog who is exhibiting some unwanted behavior, this is a good tool as it has the vibrate feature to get their attention so you get an opportunity to correct it without using the shock feature. I have used this collar with a deaf border collie as a way to get her attention when off leash and it has worked well for that purpose, although it seems like at times the vibration is not quite strong enough to get her mind back to me. Hope this helps. Have you ever used an electronic collar before? It is a tool, and like any good tool it can be useful if used correctly. Whether or not it is effective will depend on how much experience you have with using this device and training dogs in general. If you have a dog who is exhibiting some unwanted behavior, this is a good tool as it has the vibrate feature to get their attention so you get an opportunity to correct it without using the shock feature. I have used this collar with a deaf border collie as a way to get her attention when off leash and it has worked well for that purpose,... » Read More Have you ever used an electronic collar before? It is a tool, and like any good tool it can be useful if used correctly. Whether or not it is effective will depend on how much experience you have with using this device and training dogs in general. If you have a dog who is exhibiting some unwanted behavior, this is a good tool as it has the vibrate feature to get their attention so you get an opportunity to correct it without using the shock feature. I have used this collar with a deaf border collie as a way to get her attention when off leash and it has worked well for that purpose, although it seems like at times the vibration is not quite strong enough to get her mind back to me. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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My experience is that the collar allows the dogs to express themselves quietly -- growls, low unvoiced barks, etc -- and only reacts to a real bark. My dogs quickly learned how much noise they could make with the collar on without setting it off. I think your dog would probably be able to continue growling, unless he growls with tremendous volume.
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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.
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Every dog is different I am sure. All I can say is that my dogs knows when I put the collar on that they will be corrected for barking, so they do not do it. I do not leave the collar on them because there are two large protruding nodules inside the collar. They also know that when the collar is not on and they will bark. Perfect scenario would be a collar you could always have on... I have yet to see one without protruding parts though as that is how the collar works. It sure beats not having a corrective collar though. Good Luck!
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Its been a while since I have used it. I mostly used it close range for initial training, but now I don't have to use it. It is great to reinforce the heel command (once they know it), come (obviously that is where the range comes in and I think that it didn't work all that far - maybe 50-75 ft. But you can train them real well close range and they listen better at long range anyway), any negative behavior like getting on furniture you don't want them on, digging, etc... I only use it to reinforce what is already taught though, otherwise you can really confuse the dog. . .
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Sorry for late response, but maybe it's not working. My Golden Retriever responds very well to it ... used it to stop barking at people when we're out walking ( she does it for attention, not aggression) and used it to have her stop eating rabbit & deer droppings. It works great for me.
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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
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I've read that it's never to late to train a dog a new trick. We trained our dog (of course whe was a puppy then) by encouraging her to use the pads with lots of praise and a small treat after she did it correctly. Like any trick, you need to work on training several times a day every day until your dog gets it. And keep the treats tiny or the dog could get too many treats. Our dog uses the pads 98 percent of the time.
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Our pooch seems to be generalizing his learning. In the house, he barks once with the collar on, and maybe twice with it off. If we show him the collar, he stops. I haven't tried walking him now without the collar because it helps so much.
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According to the instructions that come with it, that is what it is designed for. The tone of the whistle can be adjusted. I think why it won't work for our neighbor's barking dog is that we cannot be consistent about using it, since the barking is also during the day when we aren't home, and we don't stand in the door/window for hours on end in the evenings. It definitely gets the dog's attention, so I would think, with consistency in training, it would work. Hope this helps.
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Hello Kay,I do think that this device will be helpful with your Jack Russell, though I strongly suggest ensuring that he/she already understands the commands that you are trying to enforce prior to using the collar. Please note that the collar is fully adjustable and should fit just fine. I am also guessing that the built in bark limiting functionality will also be extremely helpful in training your K9.The manual states that the bark limiter can take up to a minute to reach the voltage necessary to prevent the dog from barking as it starts off low and works its way up as the dog continues to bark. This feature has worked well for me already as long as you ensure that the prongs are over the dogs vocal cords. Hello Kay,I do think that this device will be helpful with your Jack Russell, though I strongly suggest ensuring that he/she already understands the commands that you are trying to enforce prior to using the collar. Please note that the collar is fully adjustable and should fit just fine. I am also guessing that the built in bark limiting functionality will also be extremely helpful in training your K9.The manual states that the bark limiter can take up to a minute to reach the voltage necessary to prevent the dog from barking as it starts off low and works its way up as... » Read More Hello Kay,I do think that this device will be helpful with your Jack Russell, though I strongly suggest ensuring that he/she already understands the commands that you are trying to enforce prior to using the collar. Please note that the collar is fully adjustable and should fit just fine. I am also guessing that the built in bark limiting functionality will also be extremely helpful in training your K9.The manual states that the bark limiter can take up to a minute to reach the voltage necessary to prevent the dog from barking as it starts off low and works its way up as the dog continues to bark. This feature has worked well for me already as long as you ensure that the prongs are over the dogs vocal cords. « Show Less
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No, the collar has no automatic response to a dog's bark or actions. For whatever the correction might be, the remote must be used to activate the collar. Barking is not a problem in my case so I'm not certain, but I suppose you would have to leave the collar on and hit the remote when the barking starts. However, the manual warns that you cannot leave the collar on indefinitely as it will irritate the dog's neck. Hope this helps.