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Don't Want to Use a Static No Bark Collar?

Dogs with barking problems have a clear and effective solution these days. You can always shop for a good no bark collar and observe as your dog gets used to the interruption to its barking spree. Over time the barking stops, since the dog finds the stimulation of a static correction too annoying to go through. A static collar is one of the most popular and most effective ways to discipline a dog with a barking problem; but fears about using them on dogs persists - these collars are said to actually harm pets, despite the absence of conclusive proof behind that claim.

Electric stimulation by collar - how it affects dogs

The shock produced by a static collar is a mechanism no different from two others - spray and sound; these are the two other types of stimulus a no bark collar releases. Sound uses ultrasonic sound only dogs can hear. Studies seem to support the claim that the static and the spray type are of equal effectiveness in stopping dogs from barking.

Online you'll find a lot of short videos allegedly showing how painful the shock of collars can be to people, and by extension, to dogs. Often only casually filmed, with shots of family members and friends just about to get shocked with a collar they're holding. The collar goes off when they walk outside the perimeter. They yell is shock, but human reaction could be exaggerated.

There is one fact some dog owners find hard to swallow - that the current released by a static collar is only as annoying as the static one feels when rubbing one's bare feet on the carpet.

You can actually adjust the level of shock

Static collars usually have an adjustment feature - you can increase or decrease the stimulation level as needed. Usually this starts with the lowest level. Upon the dog owner's observation, if the dog has gotten used to and is barking despite the level of shock, the stimulation level is to be increased. You have to observe well at which settings the dog ceases to bark, and keep there for some time. The shocks stop being emitted as soon as the dog stops barking, so this is not torture, just inconvenience on the dog's part.

One good alternative to shock collars - Citronella spray collars

The worry behind electrocuting your pet is valid - no one wants to do that - but the level of current used by static collar is negligible, actually. If you find the foregoing still unconvincing, there's nothing wrong with that. You can still choose a no bark collar that does not use a static stimulation. It's always a great thing to have many options. As has been stated, the Citronella or spray type collar is just as effective as the static correction type.
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