My dog starts barking as soon as we start the car to go somewhere. Will the citronella stink up the car?
1081988
No you can barely smell it. After your dog has had a couple of sprays he won't want to bark. My small dogs even know the collar when I approach them so they stop instantly however my big dog is not so intelligent. The smell is minimal if at all.
1081989
You will be able to smell it. It is a (to me) pleasant scent. The only way it would get intense is if your dog kept barking. The spray has stopped the barking almost instantly wity my dog.
1081990
Citronella has a mild citrus, lemon smell. I rather like the smell. It's is not overpowering.
1081991
No, as a matter of fact, it will give your car a pleasant smell, if you like citronella. The initial burst, if you're close by, may be strong. However, it goes away quickly.
1081992
The smell did not bother me, but I suppose each of us have a different sensitivity. It's a citris smell (orange mostly) which could probably be called strong by some people, but again, I was fine with it. It disipates quickly so I don't think it would it stay long in your car.
1081993
It smells like citronella. It's not overpowering. If you don't like the smell or are worried about it you can buy Unscented spray. The point of the collar is to startle the dog to get him to redirect his mindset. The smell isn't necessary unless your dog responds to the scent better.
1081994
No. the Citronella has only a mild short smell effect upon spray. It does not linger in the car (unless the dogs keep barking). However, due to the proximity of the occupants to the dog, owners have to be careful that the radio, and or occupants do not accidentally trigger the spray.
1081995
The smell is not offensive to me. But, my wife cannot stand the smell, and it can get quite heavy. We bought two units for our two small dogs. They were very effective for the first month. Now they are about 40% effective, and we get to smell a lot of citronella.
1081996
Usually it only takes one or two sprays to stop the barking. But I don't find the smell very offensive anyway. It may bother the dog but the smell doesn't bother me and it goes away quickly.
1081997
No. There is not much of a smell....and anyway, it doesn't stink - just a faint citrus smell that evaporates quickly. I'd much rather smell a faint aroma of citrus for a moment than listen to a barking dog in a car (of all places). My dog used to bark in the car as well, so i know what i'm talking about. She doesn't do that behaviour any longer : )
776509
We only used it one time because the smell was so horrible. We did not get ticks that one time, but the smell was nauseating. I have been Burt's Bees repellent and so far it has worked fine. It has a strong citronella smell.
58778
I would check by having your dog sniff a citronella candle to see the reaction. This did not work with my Havanese because she enjoyed the smell! Still looking for a solution.
619980
We have a miniature daschund and it did NOT work at all- HUGE disappointment! Same thing happened for us as I read on another review- when we blow into it, it sprays; but for whatever reason, when the dog barks, it doesn't spray. Our dog barks all the time and it is so frustrating. However, we are hopeful and are going to buy another one and try again. I am hoping that one was a bad egg. We've had several different vets recommend the citronella collar. I would recommend buying at Petco though, b/c if it doesn't work, you have 30 days to return it- that's what we did. Don't know what the case is with buying it online. We have a miniature daschund and it did NOT work at all- HUGE disappointment! Same thing happened for us as I read on another review- when we blow into it, it sprays; but for whatever reason, when the dog barks, it doesn't spray. Our dog barks all the time and it is so frustrating. However, we are hopeful and are going to buy another one and try again. I am hoping that one was a bad egg. We've had several different vets recommend the citronella collar. I would recommend buying at Petco though, b/c if it doesn't work, you have 30 days to return it- that's what we did. Don't know what the... » Read More We have a miniature daschund and it did NOT work at all- HUGE disappointment! Same thing happened for us as I read on another review- when we blow into it, it sprays; but for whatever reason, when the dog barks, it doesn't spray. Our dog barks all the time and it is so frustrating. However, we are hopeful and are going to buy another one and try again. I am hoping that one was a bad egg. We've had several different vets recommend the citronella collar. I would recommend buying at Petco though, b/c if it doesn't work, you have 30 days to return it- that's what we did. Don't know what the case is with buying it online. « Show Less
2263283
If you have it on automatic, when something starts to burn it will turn itself up and take the smell out. It doesn't take out every little smell, but that is okay with me.
2184014
It is not an auto bark. You use the remote to beep sound to get any unwanted behavior to stop and then if needed, there is a citronella type spray shorter or longer that comes out, but you control what happens.
1500075
It would be wise to double check but I don't see why you would need a permit. It is just citronella and competely safe. It is very effective however in stopping dog fights
525927
It should help. Citronella usually works the best, but you could try this. How are you planning to use it?
1840062
Doesn't stink from what? From the manufacturer? From the dog's dander and trackings? This crate is fabulous. After our crate spent a day in the home of heavy smokers, an afternoon on the outside deck freshened it right up, if you're concern is that it might retain bad odors. I'm not familiar with Aussies, but I can honestly say that this crate only smells as bad as the dog who occupies it.
1706945
it seems to work when the dogs bark. we have two and the one closest to the street sometimes is set off by passing louder vehicles. since I can't hear the frequency, I don't know if it activates more than it should.
1237267
I highly suggest an empty plastic water bottle with 10 pennies inside. Just shake this once when your dog starts barking. This works wonderfully and it works very fast! I keep several penny bottles handy, including a small one for walks (an empty Advil bottle with 4 pennies inside). My four little barkers are now very polite. The ultrasonic seemed to really cause discomfort to their ears, along with my husband's ears.
2273854
yes to all questions, the only problem is that it is loud and my dogs don't like the noise
205760
I doubt that rabbits are doing the chewing on wires in a car. However, this did absolutely nothing to stop the rabbits from devouring my plants. The smell is truly horrendous, and I wouldn't want that in my car ... anywhere, any time.
202467
Seems to respond to the sound, as I did see it emit citronella when my other dog barked immediately adjacent to the wearer. She wears the collar over her neck fir at night, no shaving. I usually leave the collar off during daylight hours.
1972966
We have experienced alarms when the wind blows and animals and insects will trigger alarm. We do not live on a public road so we want the auto alarms
1592244
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.
131744
I have a dog and she would go in the garden before i started using it. i would say yes cause it smells bad and i haven't seen my dog go in my garden.