Are you fed up with constant barking at late hours of the night? Even the most experienced dog trainers sometimes have to face the fact that regular anti barking training isn’t working and a bark collar has to be brought in. A bark collar is not exactly the thing that dog owners would prefer to train their dogs with, but it’s effective and gets the job done.

Because each dog is different and reacts differently, it pays to spend some time evaluating the different types of bark collars there are. To help you choose the best bark collar for your dog, here are some of the most popular types of bark collars available in the market today.

The Ultrasound Bark Collar

This collar is one of the most popular collars that are available for the general public. The sonic collar detects when your dog is barking and then reacts by emiting a very high pitched sound. The objective of the sound is to distract the dog from whatever he was barking at and make him focus on the sound. The sound is perfectly audible by dogs, but completely undetectable by humans, so don’t think that it doesn’t work just because you can’t hear it. Some people think that the exposure to a high pitched sound is harmful to the dog, but in reality it’s as harmful as listening to the highest note on a piano is to you. In any case, the sound from the collar is activated only when the dog barks, and since the sound causes the dog to stop barking, it won’t last long.

Spray Collar

This type of collar can detect barking and counteracts it by spraying the dog’s muzzle with citronella smell whenever the dog barks. Citronella is used because dogs are known to dislike it a lot. When dogs finally realize that their own barking is what triggers the citronella spray, they start to reduce their barking. The other side of the coin is that sometimes the smell of citronella can linger around for much longer than the owner intended it to. As it is it, your dog may suffer from anxiety due to the prolonged effect of the punishment. If your dog’s sense of smell is specially suceptible to citronella, then you’d better get a different type of bark collar.

Electrical Shock Collar

The shock collar is well known among dog owners, but it’s also somewhat despised, despite it’s proven effectiveness in reducing innecessary barking in dogs. The collar works by sending light electric pulses to the dog’s neck muscles whenever the dog barks. Although the electric shocks may be mild and tolerable, still, the electric shock can be a bit painful on your dog.

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