subject: The Citronella Bark Collar Uncover The Reason It Works To Keep Your Dog From Barking [print this page] The citronella bark collar keeps your dog from barking, but why. Keep reading to find out how it works. It will keep most dogs from barking all the time, even if it is something worth barking at. There are dog owners who do not have the patience to train their dog consistently. If that is the case than this collar can be exactly what they need, it is more humane than the shock collars.
The citronella bark collar works by way of a microphone installed in the collar, when the microphone picks up the sound of barking a citronella spray will be released from under your dogs chin. Since dogs do not like the smell of citronella they can learn that every time they bark they will have this smell released. This is a type of behavior modification.
The microphone in the citronella bark collar can be adjusted so that your dog does not get sprayed when another dog is heard barking. Of course that would not be fair to your pet as they have no control over another dogs' barking and they would be punished for something they did not do.
There are some issues with the citronella bark collar staining upholstery and wood furniture. The choice is up to you. If your dogs barking is so bad that the neighbors are complaining and you might get fined, than maybe it is worth it.
If your dog is barking at everything , it can be because your dog is bored. That is what my vet told me. I tried talking my dog for more walks, shorter walks but walks none-the-less. Besides for being a barker my dog is also a puller so I tried the easy walk harness for these walks and that worked great. The walks actually worked too, I don't know if it was because my dog was more tired or he really was just bored. But, it did work he stopped barking at everything and only barked at the important things. And I did not have to go out and purchase a citronella bark collar.
You might not be able to take your dog out more often than you already do, or more walking might not be what your dog needs. You can try playing with them more often, this might solve the boredom problem. Or maybe that is not why your dog is barking too much at all. If none of that works you can always try the citronella bark collar.
