Dogs with barking problems have a clear and effective solution these days. The device is called a no bark collar and when you purchase one and use it on your dog, the idea is the collar will prevent your dog from barking. A low volt shock, when you choose the static collar type, is released whenever the collar’s device senses your dog barking - over time, that dog will hate the static so much it won’t bark anymore. 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.

How electric shocks affect a dog

An electric shock, the stimulation used by a static collar, is similar in principle to two other types of stimulation - Spray (an example of which is a particular liquid, Citronella extract) and Sound. Sound uses a tone 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.

The are a lot of misleading videos posted online showing people shocking themselves with shock collars. The “skit” usually follows the same pattern - someone holds a bark collar linked to a wire fence buringed underground. When the step outside the boundaries they get shocked. Those people may have yelled in shock, but that’s not a barometer of pain - the people filmed may have been exagerrating.

The level of voltage a static collar actually releases, and this info is hard for some pet owners to believe, is no more shocking that the static one feels after touching the side of a refrigerator and getting a buzz.

The stimulation level can be adjusted in all collars

There’s also a feature among static or shock collars that allow owners to adjust the level of stimulation a pet in training is to receive. For safety reasons, the default setting is usually the lowest. Should the dog show signs of getting used to the level, enough to ignore it, then the stimulation level should be increased. It would still take some vigilance and observation after that, you have to see what settings can efficiently stop the dog from barking. The shocks stop being emitted as soon as the dog stops barking, so this is not torture, just inconvenience on the dog’s part.

The spray type collar as a good alternative to static shocks

There’s always some unfounded or vague fear linked to the use of static collars - the worry is correct, but the basis are often not so well-founded. The foregoing are but info gathered on the static collar; there’s nothing wrong with still choosing another kind of collar. You can still choose a no bark dog collar that does not use a static stimulation. It’s always a great thing to have many options. Take note here that the spray type of collar, the most common of which is the Citronelle variety, is said to be just as efficient as the static type of collar.

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