Unless you are one of the few lucky dog owners who own a perfect dog you might already come across the term "excessive or nuisance dog barking" and most likely upset neighbors or landlords are nothing new to you. This leaves us in little bit awkward position. We have our beloved puppy on one side and than very upset neighbors on the other. We love our puppy but we also must acknowledge that it he is the nuisance barker Not only that we know that this is not right but also we could use some good sleep as well.
But how can we stop our dog from barking? What can we do?
If you have spent some time on line you might already come across so called shock collar and have ever since wondered if this is really good idea for it might hurt your lovely puppy. Even though many claim that this doesn't hurt puppy you still do not buy it. Somehow, your gut-feeling is that is has to be something else out there. Something safe and yet effective.. And guess what! You are right!
There is new way which is safe and humane to stop our puppy from barking and it is even much more effective than shock collar. Actually based on some studies it is double as effective as a shock collar.
It is called dog citronella collar and its effectiveness is based on the simple fact that dog does not like a smell of citronella. Dog citronella collar looks just like regular dog collar but has attached small citronella container that is equipped with bark sensing unit.
How does dog citronella work?
The secrets here lies in the fact that this product works on its own (unless we use models with remote control unit). This unit senses dog barking and in response immediately discharge a spray of citronella each time dogs bark. Many will see the advantage in this for our puppy will not associate this unpleasant smell with us and will learn that it is his barking that earns him this unwanted and annoying spray.
Important training tip!
And simple put this is the secret. We want our dog to learn than when we call him to come that always something good happens such as he would get a yummy treat or maybe his favorite toy or even just a praise.
As we know it the timing is one of the most important thing in positive dog training and citronella collar accomplishes this by dispensing a spray of citronella immediately when our dog barks and as the result our dog learns very quickly that his barking earns him this annoying spray and will stop barking to avoid this annoying spray.
Which dog citronella collar model is right for my puppy?
Which one is right for your dog will depend what you want to achieve and how much you are willing to pay.
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