Can A Dog Silencer Stop Dog Barking

I never considered using a dog silencer before

. Really I never new they existed. I just hoped something was out there that would help me stop my neighbor's dog from barking. I was really being bothered at night. I remember seeing an article in some pet magazine which promised a solution. I didn't pay too much attention at the time, but I began to noticed the product being advertising on television infomercials a lot.

I have a dog of my own but don't really suffer with barking. He gets excited when people come to the door or I run around with the kids but he quiets down after a few minutes and I would consider him a big offender. My neighbor's dog on the other hand is a completely different story. She's not a bad dog, but my bedroom is very close to the patio she roams around late at night and really barks a lot. I know barking is instinctual for dogs but some times it's ridiculous.

I've always thought dog barking was just a dog's way to communicate and I'm pretty sure that's the case. Watchdogs are known to alert their owners to danger. We've all seen stories on the news of heroic dogs who have stifled a burglar or who have saved a baby or something, so how can we stop the nuisance barking while making sure the dog is still on alert to save us?

The first thing we think of as a dog silencer is the good old shock collar. I'm not a fan of this at all because not only is a bit inhumane, it's based on negative reinforcement and that can't be good for aggressive dogs. The collars deliver an electrical pulse when the owner deems it necessary and hopefully the dog will learn to associate the little blast with the unwanted behavior. It may work, but keep in mind that your dog isn't going to like it.

One of the most popular dog training devices is the Dog Whistle. We've all seen these things on the pet channel shows. Here, the trainer blows the dog whistle which is heard by the dog. The dog finds it so annoying he will do any trick to make it stop. Again, the hope is to get the dog to associate the delivery of the whistle to some behavior and then learn something. Does this mean we will need the whistle at all times? It might be the answer but it will take time and a lot of training. My issue is my neighbor's dog and I can't exactly say that I want to train him.

It seems there are quite a few training methods which could be successful in teaching your dogs commands and ultimately controlling dog barking. Another is hand signals. This could be great again assuming you have the time to learn them and train your dog. And then comes the question, what if the dog is blind or has failing vision. I would think a dog in this condition might bark even more. In my case this won't help through the fence and with my luck the dog would just turn its head.

So the solution may just be these ultrasonic dog silencers we are starting to see advertised on late night television. There are many different brands and technologies floating around but the ones that interest me are the ones that you just switch on and your dog stops barking.

In a perfect world they would work as follows. Switch on the device and when your dog barks some type of ultrasonic wave is emitted which makes the dog stop barking. End of story. But the reason why it works is actually pretty clever. The theory is that the dog, while barking, is focused on some stimulus and if their attention can be diverted away, they will forget about it and the barking will stop. This seems plausible to me but does it work.

Not sure if these devices work in all cases because every dog is different. Some are aggressive, some passive while some are extremely vocal and others timid. I think it really depends on the personality and breed of the dog. The good news is that bark off for one is only $10 so it is cheap enough to try on your dog regardless of the outcome.

In my case the bark off works great on my dog, which was never really the problem, but doesn't seem to affect my neighbor's dog. I suspect that the dog wanders in and out of range and the fact that the bark off is by my bed inside my house might have a lot to do with it.

So the good news for those suffering from annoying dog barking is that there are several methods to try and control it. If you don't have time to train your dog or don't have access to the neighbor's dog, you may want to try some type of dog silencer.

by: Dana Walker

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