Swimming, will it hold up to my dog swimming with it on? He barks like crazy at the beach.
1540476
This works great! Even though we haven't replaced the dead battery's yet, we still put it our dog and he just knows what will happen! Don't know if it's waterproof, but for the price it's worth a try! Good luck!
1540477
The instructions say can hold up to rain but not immersible. Battery compartment would get ruined. It's pretty basic.
1540478
Fully immersed in water, absolutely not. They say it is moisture proof, not waterproof. I'm telling you this because I'm an electronics engineer, rather than from experience with the actual device.
1166242
It actually works best for underwater swimming. When ears are out of the water, you can hardly hear the music. You hear it loud and clear when underwater. Warning, though, I would not buy this again because of other issues.
1344742
From everything i found, and after using it for about a year... there is no damage to dogs, no weird sounds to humans, and it is a miracle worker.....Just... DONT LET IT GET WET. Seems to have a problem being left out in the elements but if you put something like a piece of plastic over it you should be fine.
197027
It's been good on the 2 hounds that I got it for - big thing is to readjust regularly - so that it is snug and doesn't get loose enough to rub, but is tight enough to be secure. Good luck.
1261072
I don't believe that it is waterproof in the sense that it can go underwater. It is a training tool to be used during training for short periods of time. You shouldn't leave it on the dog for extended periods of time. We have used ours in the snow and the rain and it functions properly.
480199
My friend has a dog that goes in a swampy area with it on.... Probably not swimming....
1274378
I have 2 large dogs who also love to swim. Most of the time I take their collars off before they go because they tend to wreck the dollars faster. They have gone swimming a few times with them on and I have had no problems with them. They stayed on I love these ID tags
1429761
I think it would fit just be carful of noise from other stuff it can go off when your dog isn't barking I can just show it to my dog n he quieted right up
376551
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.
738119
Hi-- I haven't had this problem, so I'm wondering if it's due to the fact that my dog's collar hangs a little loose around his neck, so the microphone is not actually touching his fur... I' ve also realized that I don't even need to turn the collar on to make him think that it's on! Hope loosening might help a bit...
1267021
I have actually bought 3 bark collars for my dog! None of them seem to stop whining. I don't mind whining, because my dogs bark is very high pitched and loud, making my ears ring for weeks if he's close to me and barks. I find a spray bottle w/water works wonders. I've never had a whiny dog (he does whine sometimes w/bark collar on.) The directions all say not to put it on the dog during play; that is when my dog barks the most! I then carry a water bottle, and that does the trick. Perhaps you can try that w/whining.
1524174
Potentially, but I'd definitely a) use it successfully before trying it on the beach, as in, repeatedly, to a good result, and b) use it to prevent the unwanted behavior before he actually gets going in it. It abruptly stops my dog from whatever he's doing and makes him come over to investigate the noise, every time. We've been using it for 2 weeks now, and he knows now that noise means bad behavior. Very effective.
1152575
Mine says its waterproof although I haven't really dared to try it out. This product is amazing- life changing!! 3 1/2 years of barking and finally, we have silence!!
1139984
Unfortunately I'm in the middle of the Desert right now so it's being tested with the extreme heat, blowing sand, sweat, and dust. It's performed great so far. I have not been in the water w/ it yet. I am a scuba diver and it is guaranteed waterproof down to 33 feet so I will test it for you when I have the chance. It should work just fine. Just make sure you rinse it in fresh water if you take it into salt water. Salt water will destroy any metal over time.
1735953
It has helped some. But for the most part, the dogs don't bark with it on but will bark with it off. They have calmed some but it hasn't been a magic bullet for us. After a while, you won't have to turn it on. Just putting it on loosely stops the barking. It has been a great deterrent. Our dogs bark at the dogs behind us and at our pool Polaris. When we put the collars on, all is quiet :>)
1683081
Michelle -We bough this for our huskie/golden retriever mix who weighs 53 lbs. It does not seem to stop him from barking, We are still working on this behavior. Diane
2164915
if it were me, i'd suggest not. just because it wouldn't take much moisture to wreck it. we got it for an english setter and she "eats the shocks for breakfast". if she sees something out of bounds, she's gone and is willing to put up with the shocks till they stop. it may well be ok for swimming but i have a water proof watch that i won't swim with..............