I'm a beginner and saw a couple of complaints about noise. My dog is calm, but don't want to traumatize him. Is it really noisy?
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I will say that is less noisy than the groomers equipment. My dogs stayed pretty calm during their session. I have 2 Maltese boys and one of them is pretty sensitive to noise, and he was fine.
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No Vanessa is a fairly silent machine, but they as animals ever will feel it like strange experience, I think is really normal that this makes alert its senses
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not noisy, and my three cocker spaniels didn't seem to mind the little noise it did make..
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No, it is noisy! It also has quit clipping the hair from my dog, after 3 clippings. I guess the blades wore out (need sharpening). I'm not very happy about it...
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Mine was loud at first but used a little workout on it and it calmed down with no noises after a while.
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Absolutely! There are no moving parts exposed and it makes virtually no noise. My 2 dogs pay no attention to it and I have no compunction about leaving it on when I'm not around. Hope this helps.
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Yes, it is noisy when you open it, but our little one got used to the noise very quickly. After a day or two it didn't bother her at all.
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This machine started off quiet, but soon after started squeaking at the handles. I live in a house so no neighbors to bother but I still use a mat under it. The main noise for me are the handles that squeak at random. Not a really big deal for me. I still love it. Good luck!!
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It is not overly noisy, in my opinion, but I am old so my hearing isn't trustworthy. Perhaps a younger person should answer your question.
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Hi. Mine is also new - used for the first time yesterday. It does NOT squeak or make a zipping sound. You should check it out. Good luck.
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You can hear it when it vibrates. Most of the time that was enough to get my dog's behavior to stop without shocking him.
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I think it probably would. The noise stops my dog in his tracks (from anxiety howling). I've noticed over time though he has gotten 'used' to the noise & goes back to making noise - just less of it. For fighting, I would probably blast them with a water bottle before this - but I think this would have a similar effect without making a mess.
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I haven't had to use it to scare a dog away yet but it depends how brave the dog is. Some dogs scare easily while others are dumb and possibly stone deaf. It is loud enough to scare them but it really depends on how smart or dumb the dog is.
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It makes a tone without shocking, but I don't think it is a vibration. When you first use it (when calling and dog won't come or going out into a street), simply tone her. When she continues, do a low shock. After doing that a couple of different times, she now comes at the tone to avoid the little shock that would come next. It works very well. In fact, just putting the collar on her seems to keep her in the yard.I just read Craig's answer so I guess it does vibrate. Husband is the disciplinarian so I don't know that much except that it works well. We have never gone above the 3 or 4 setting to shock. It makes a tone without shocking, but I don't think it is a vibration. When you first use it (when calling and dog won't come or going out into a street), simply tone her. When she continues, do a low shock. After doing that a couple of different times, she now comes at the tone to avoid the little shock that would come next. It works very well. In fact, just putting the collar on her seems to keep her in the yard.I just read Craig's answer so I guess it does vibrate. Husband is the disciplinarian so I don't know that much except that it works well. We have never gone above the... » Read More It makes a tone without shocking, but I don't think it is a vibration. When you first use it (when calling and dog won't come or going out into a street), simply tone her. When she continues, do a low shock. After doing that a couple of different times, she now comes at the tone to avoid the little shock that would come next. It works very well. In fact, just putting the collar on her seems to keep her in the yard.I just read Craig's answer so I guess it does vibrate. Husband is the disciplinarian so I don't know that much except that it works well. We have never gone above the 3 or 4 setting to shock. « Show Less
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If your dog likes it, it would be great, seeing as its not noisey or large. Good luck! My dog was scared of my old, bigger treadmill.
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ours are not really very noisy, I mean I had louder ones before. I guess this one is medium noisy if that makes any sense...we are happy
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It is very quiet. I have to be in the room with to hear it. However, I would think a dog would be okay since their hearing and sense of smell is so much more acute than ours plus I think the dog would get to where it is in a very short time.
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Totally agree. Now want to know- i have a small dog does not like loud noises. Anyone can give me advice on noise for small dogs with this dremel.
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The sound is loud. It depends on how close to the bedrooms you place it as to whether it would wake the family.We have used ours on a storage/sitting bench in front of our kitchen window.Our sheltie would jump up ,look out the window and bark at everything that she saw. We tried several ways to stop her. It only took about 3 days for her to avoid the bench completely. I have had it turned off for about 2 months and she never has jumped up again. This product was a really wonderful solution for us.