My dog also "whines" and "whimpers." Is it going to shock her every time she does, or is it just when she barks?
863182
Nope, they can even growl without it going off. It is just the bark that sets it off.
863183
Good question, it honestly depends on a few different things 1) Bark Collar Strength setting 2) The amount of vibration created with the whines and whimpers and 3) your specific dog. I would recommend following the program which they suggest to you. Start with it only on "beep" mode so the dog can become familiarized with the noise, then after 1 week switch it to the low corrective mode. This should take care of almost all the issues with kennel noise.
863184
My girls play a lot and on occasion it will shock when she growls but not every time
863185
once your dog realizes that if she barks she will get a shock with the collar on she will not whine or whimper. but out 7 dogs one dog now the time limit and the collar resets and she only barks when the collar is resetting......smart dog..................
863186
It really depends on how sensitive you set it. It occasionally does warn her if she wines or whimpers but not always. I do notice that if it gets caught up with her chain collar, that does set it off. So if you have a metal collar for your dogs rags, watch for it.
863187
No. It has to be a noticeable bark. And even the first few barks are just warning beeps, not shocks
863188
The collar never went off for whining & whimpering. However, I never set the sensitivity level at a high level as the lower range did the job well for barking.
863189
To add to the other comments, there are 2 dials within the chamber for adjustments. The "shocking" option can be turned off and you can just use the "beeping" option. My rescue dog learned very quickly, so I was able to turn the "shocking" option off. Just putting the collar on was enough to teach my dog not to bark. Each time the collar was put on, my dog would walk around with one of his soft toys in his mouth all day long to prevent himself from barking. I am really impressed at how creative my dog is, and how he learned that he needed to correct a behavior. To add to the other comments, there are 2 dials within the chamber for adjustments. The "shocking" option can be turned off and you can just use the "beeping" option. My rescue dog learned very quickly, so I was able to turn the "shocking" option off. Just putting the collar on was enough to teach my dog not to bark. Each time the collar was put on, my dog would walk around with one of his soft toys in his mouth all day long to prevent himself from barking. I am really impressed at how creative my dog is, and how he learned that he needed to correct a behavior.
1894439
I seriously doubt it. The feature that I liked about the collar is that it gives a warning before it shocks. kThus my Pointer has learned that she can get away with one bark without being shocked. If she persists, then she gets shocked. The collar is activated by vibration. The collar is a great one, and I recommend it, but you might be better off with one that you trigger when the irritating activity occurs.
1285873
First bark triggers series of warning beeps. Any barking within the following 30 seconds results in shock and beeps. On my dog, she got shocked even without barking even though I tried to turn down sensitivity, so it was of no benefit and instead confusing to the dog.
1163018
It doesn't seem to work at all for my dog. She will bark and bark even with this on near by.
2030177
My mom found that to be the case in her house. all of mine bark and it didnt work at all for them. My mom used it and it really bothered one of her dogs. She has 2 Afghan hounds that are pretty sensitive to everything!
858379
The beep is not loud for the human ear, but my dog can definitely hear it. I had the same reservation, but after initial training my hardheaded dog turns around immediately when he hears the warning sound from the collar.
2020749
I wish I knew which is newer, but I don't. As for the beep, I don't think mine does, but with my hearing loss (about 50% overall, and most of my high-frequency) it might. If you mean a beep at the collar, I don't think mine do that. They will either vibrate or shock. I have been a bit disappointed in my units, in terms of their range. The dogs have to be closer to the sending unit than the instructions would have you believe. Hope this helps.
2149100
Good question. There are certainly times when our dog barks when he doesn't have the collar on. However, I would say that the annoying barking is definitely decreasing. The main thing is that if we just show him the collar, he grumbles a bit but basically he shuts right down. If the collar is on him, he doesn't usually bark more than once or twice.
1504675
Whenever I first put it on my dog, I turn it to the lowest level and go up as needed. It doesn't show you what level its on, that's why I always start it over I initially. I have a 9lb poodle mutt, and the 2ND or 3rd setting works for him. It gives a warning beep before it actually 'shocks' him, that warning is usually all he needs to stop barking.
1681826
I have to agree with the other replies, mine still whines and soft growls, but no barking is totally under control.
1894443
I doubt it will help with the whining, as my Giant Schnauzer whines while wearing his! almost WORSE then when he barked!!! Maybe a remote control shock collar would work, that you could use when he whines.
1144724
Whining yes, howling- don't know my dog is hunkered down and sleeping around 8 pm- not a moon howling dog-
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.
1269307
Sounds like a defective collar or transmitter. It should have 4 modes - shock, vibrate, beep and light - each doing that mode only. If it vibrates in both vibrate mode and beep mode, it must be defective.
1894437
One of my Westies whines an awful lot and the collar doesn't seem to deter that. Sorry!
1681317
Yes my dog does the same thing and the shock feature even on low settings stops her immediately.
1469794
I don't use the collar anymore and I would not recommend it to anyone. When the dog barks it omits a shock then the dog yelps b/c of the shock so the collar responds to the yelp as a bark (do to it being a vocal vibration) and shocks again. My poor Boxer barked and got shocked the yelped and got shock so he ran around the house and continued yelping and screaming so the collar just kept shocking. Poor guy . If you love your pup find a different method of training for bark control.