Let’s say you just moved and your dog is not used to the habitual sights, sounds, and scents of the neighborhood. That’s the problem with some dogs: they bark at every opportunity - the newspaper delivery boy throwing your morning paper at your door, the mail delivery driving near your house, the birds chirping on a tree branch outside your window, they bark every chance they get. If you want to stop your dog’s unwanted barking habit, perhaps you should look into Citronella dog collars.

The Citronella collar is one of 3 kinds of bark collars, and probably the most effective. What you want is a way to keep interrupting your dog’s barking, so that over time it stops. A deterrent can come in the form of a Citronella spray - its scent will overwhelm a dog’s sensitive nose for an instant.

One type of bark collar, the ultrasonic variety, sends out a high pitched tone to correct dog’s barking; but some dogs have been reported to get accustomed to the sound enough to ignore it. Only the shock or static bark collar is reported to be as effective as Citronella dog collars.

Like most bark collars, Citronella collars are battery-powered and should be put on, snugly, on your dog’s neck. Most brands offer a range of models for various dog sizes. There are recommended sizes on most dog supply websites, and your vet can always recommend a brand and model. One quick way to see if you got the right size is to put the collar on the dog and to slide two to three fingers inside the collar. You want a size you can later adjust and not choke your dog with. The bark collar’s device should be touching your dog’s throat when worn properly; it should not be sliding around loosely.

Don’t worry about the contents of the Citronella spray - it’s harmless. The liquid is sprayed toward your dog’s snout. When your dog barks, the collar triggers and a scented spray is released to overpower your dog’s nose, interrupting his barking. This distraction, when constantly following every bark, will be enough to stop his unwanted barking.

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