Comments on: Anti-Bark Collar Review http://asmalldog.com/anti-bark-collar-review/ Everything about a small dog Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:04:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Small Dog Headaches http://asmalldog.com/anti-bark-collar-review/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Small Dog Headaches Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:35:27 +0000 http://asmalldog.com/?p=1528#comment-283 [...] Anti-Bark Collar Review [...] [...] Anti-Bark Collar Review [...]

]]> By: Jeff K. http://asmalldog.com/anti-bark-collar-review/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Jeff K. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:28:36 +0000 http://asmalldog.com/?p=1528#comment-282 My reply to this comment can be found in the article <a href="http://asmalldog.com/small-dog-headaches" rel="nofollow">Small Dog Headaches</a>. Jeff K. My reply to this comment can be found in the article Small Dog Headaches.

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]]> By: Shelly http://asmalldog.com/anti-bark-collar-review/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Shelly Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:57:14 +0000 http://asmalldog.com/?p=1528#comment-274 I have tried the shock collar and also have mixed feelings, as well as mixed results. The collar does not even phase my Shi Tzu, it may be that he has too much hair in the way, not sure, only know that it didn't slow him down at all. Given how expensive they are, I returned it to the pet store for a refund. A previous collar did have a positive affect on one of my yorkies. After he wore it for approx 1 month, he never had to wear it again; he learned to stop barking. Unfortunately, the first chance he had to chew it to pieces, he did and I had to through it away. I have 4 dogs (2 Yorkies, 1 Shi Tzu and 1 Bullmastif) The 2 I mentioned are horrible barkers (after 6 months without the collar the Yorkie is barking again). I am very sensitive to how my neighbors feel, I believe we are all entitled to peace and quiet in out own homes. I am so upset about not being able to change their behavior, I have considered trying to find them new homes, but I just can't do it. I can not keep them in the house while I am gone because the Yorkies are rotten and pee on everything. They pee on their food bowl, on each others beds, on their toys, on my furniture, they are just rotten. Contrary to EVERYTHING I have read on the pee problem, potting training them is not the solution, it hasn't worked a bit. I have tried it all; we will be outside to pee and 3 minutes later inside one of them will lift a leg on some random corner. They have full access always to the yard and when one of them does pee inside they both assume a very submissive stance as they are aware that it is wrong. Funny thing is, they appear to be well behaved (it's always when I am not looking and I don't know which one it is so it's very hard to punish the right Yorkie). So the peeing is one problem, the barking is another. The solution I am looking at now is building a 6x10 dog run at the back of my house, hoping they won't be triggered to bark as much if they don't see people on the road walking by and also hoping the house blocks most of the noise from reaching my neighbors. Its a long shot but may take care of both the barking and peeing... as I type this I realize that my solution does nothing to train them to stop, it just hides the problem as they will pee all over the dog run. I may just go back to the shock collar after all. By the way, I tried the noise collar and all it did was add to the noise disturbing the peace...first a bark, then a piercing whistle, bark, whistle, etc. If it works it means my sanity, my neighbor's sanity and I will have more time and energy to enjoy my little pets. The Bull Mastiff is a normal dog, no problems with him. I have tried the shock collar and also have mixed feelings, as well as mixed results. The collar does not even phase my Shi Tzu, it may be that he has too much hair in the way, not sure, only know that it didn’t slow him down at all. Given how expensive they are, I returned it to the pet store for a refund. A previous collar did have a positive affect on one of my yorkies. After he wore it for approx 1 month, he never had to wear it again; he learned to stop barking. Unfortunately, the first chance he had to chew it to pieces, he did and I had to through it away.
I have 4 dogs (2 Yorkies, 1 Shi Tzu and 1 Bullmastif) The 2 I mentioned are horrible barkers (after 6 months without the collar the Yorkie is barking again). I am very sensitive to how my neighbors feel, I believe we are all entitled to peace and quiet in out own homes. I am so upset about not being able to change their behavior, I have considered trying to find them new homes, but I just can’t do it. I can not keep them in the house while I am gone because the Yorkies are rotten and pee on everything. They pee on their food bowl, on each others beds, on their toys, on my furniture, they are just rotten. Contrary to EVERYTHING I have read on the pee problem, potting training them is not the solution, it hasn’t worked a bit. I have tried it all; we will be outside to pee and 3 minutes later inside one of them will lift a leg on some random corner. They have full access always to the yard and when one of them does pee inside they both assume a very submissive stance as they are aware that it is wrong. Funny thing is, they appear to be well behaved (it’s always when I am not looking and I don’t know which one it is so it’s very hard to punish the right Yorkie). So the peeing is one problem, the barking is another. The solution I am looking at now is building a 6×10 dog run at the back of my house, hoping they won’t be triggered to bark as much if they don’t see people on the road walking by and also hoping the house blocks most of the noise from reaching my neighbors. Its a long shot but may take care of both the barking and peeing… as I type this I realize that my solution does nothing to train them to stop, it just hides the problem as they will pee all over the dog run. I may just go back to the shock collar after all. By the way, I tried the noise collar and all it did was add to the noise disturbing the peace…first a bark, then a piercing whistle, bark, whistle, etc. If it works it means my sanity, my neighbor’s sanity and I will have more time and energy to enjoy my little pets. The Bull Mastiff is a normal dog, no problems with him.

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