My dog barks and will not stop, when I get home.. or whenever I let her out. When she is outside… she runs in circles… BARKING… I can not get her to stop! If I go out there.. she barks louder. I end up yelling at her.
She is making everyone crazy. I have tried a bark collar.. it did not work. There are tons of toys out there.. she perfers to DIG!
I work all day, so she is home for 5 hours with our other dog. (Who does not bark !!)
Is there something stronger then a bark collar? Maybe a cattle prod? Or will that be too strong?
BTW… She is a pure bred German Shepard, and has been doing this for 3 years, but it is getting worse!
Thanks!
I have a 1 year old chihuahua/poodle mix dog. He barks constantly. I’ve used a water bottle, a pronged collar, I’ve locked him up, and now I have a bark collar on him, and he STILL BARKS!!! It’s driving me nuts.. And I can’t take it anymore. Can anyone help me?
He is potty trained, walked, and given lots of attention. Why the excessive night time barking? I’ve tried to ignore it but he wont stop! Tried a bark collar….didn’t work. I am losing my darn patience.
Hello,
My neighbour’s dog is a fabulous German Shepherd/ Doberman cross. He is friendly, smart and playful.
The problem is that he barks like crazy when he is excited. He barks mostly when his owner is around, and there are other dogs around. (my dog is usually around when we are out in the yard)
The neighbour is trying to work with him by grabbing his colar when he barks, and giving him positive feedback when he stops. But the behaviour isn’t stopping – dog only stops barking when owner has his collar in hand.
My neighbour doesn’t want to resort to a shock collar or bark collar until it is apparent it is time for a last resort.
The dog is 3 or 4 years old, my neighbour adopted him a year ago. Can anyone offer suggestions on how we can stop this crazy barking?
Thanks in advance!
Our neighbors informed us that when we are not home late at night our dog barks a lot. I do not want to use a shock collar, but rather the spray collar that just sprays citronella instead of delivering a shock.
What I want to know is do collars react to any noise a dog makes, or just barking? Our dog makes a lot of yawning noises and other chewbacca-like noises that are not loud at all, just more like her trying to talk. I do not want to discourage these behaviors because I love the chewbacca noises, I just want to end the barking. Will the collar react to any noise vibration or just the loud barking?
She is trained and will listen to commands. The problem is that she ONLY barks at night when we’re not home. She can’t respond to commands if we’re not home, hence a bark collar.
And I want a spray collar not because I think shock collars are cruel/abusive, my dog is very… simple minded, and I know she would think that we hate her for using one. She’s just not that bright and very sensitive. I have no problem with shock collars, I just know it would traumatize her.
My dog barks constantly. He’s over 2 yrs old now and we’ve tried everything. He thinks his name is Shut Up. I’ve purchased 3 bark collars. His brother and him are in a pen together during the day. They play and fight together. The brother dog always gets him down and chews on his bark collar until it’s demolished. It’s getting rather expensive to keep replacing them. Does anyone know of a bark collar that’s either indestructible or maybe sits flat against their body so the other dog can’t chew it?
Okay so my gf and I have a 1 1/2 year old Pomeranian mix and he likes to bark nonstop. We leave the car and within 10 secs he likes to bark and will not stop even with several verbal cues. We take him to the dog park and he barks nonstop there as well. He doesn’t listen when told to come… We have worked with him on this issue and nothing we have done seems to work. He listens at home but if there is another person walking in front of our balcony he will bark as well. Ever since he was neutered this problem has been getting worse. Just wondering if anyone thinks that a bark collar is apropriate for him to help subside the barking. I know barking is a normal behavior for dogs, but when is enough? We definitely want him to learn when is enough…
My brother and I just moved into an apartment together and i have 5 yr old yellow lab. we work the same hours most of the time. But she is barking alot when we are gone from home. I have put a bark collar on her and give toys and bones to keep her occupied but it doesn’t work. We got a complaint from a tenant in our building. I don’t know what to do! please help or give ideas
I’m wondering if anyone has gotten one of these, what do you think of them?
http://leerburg.com/815.htm
Is there a less expensive collar that works just as well? I’m not a huge bark collar fan, so I don’t want to spend money on a non-effective cheap collar – I know he does not respond to scented ones.
I don’t want to leave my dog inside when the weather is nice and we are gone. Problem is, he constantly barks at the neighbor lady, even when we are home. I can give him a no bark command when we are home, but not when we are gone. She loves being outside in nice weather as well, and I don’t want my dog bothering her constantly.
Note for those who read too much into posts: I stay at home – when I am gone refers to times I take my kids to the store/ a friends house – usually a few hours every couple/ few days. I’m not leaving him alone outside with a barking collar for 10 + hours a day. His barking is not a boredom thing – he’ll do it when we’re all happily playing together, just to get this neighbor’s attention.
Ya know, I was going to let it go – people have their opinions and that’s fine. However, I find it crueler to leave a high energy large dog inside a small house/ crate than I am worried about something happening to him if left outside for a few hours.
He can always escape into the locked garage if someone decides to risk scaling the fence to corner him, although I’m not sure how they’re going to lift a struggling 90 lb dog up over the locked gate to get him out, but I guess I can see them throwing him an arsenic laced t-bone as a second choice… Ah well, to each his own, do what you want with your animals. I prefer to be kind and allow mine to run and enjoy his time apart from us. Perhaps your neighborhood is more chancy than mine, so I’m not judging your choices/ decisions – just thinking about the possibilities.
i was just wondering what age you could put a bark collar on a puppy?
