31Dec/097
Has Anyone Used A Barking Control Collar On A Chihuahua Or A Small Dog?
my dog barks constantly if left alone so im going to try a collar and dont know which one, there are the spray ones and the sonic ones and I was wondering what one was better. If you dont have experience using one on a dog no need to respond. Thank you everyone else!!!
December 31st, 2009 - 12:55
The thought of my puppy getting shock for barking turns me off!!!
December 31st, 2009 - 12:58
The citronella one’s are better to use and won’t cause any damage. If you use a shock collar you have a good chance of killing or permanently injuring your dog (especially since it’s so small). I used it ONCE, on level one, on my Lab. 70 lb dog….jumped about a food in the air, turned around and almost crapped himself AND cried! If you want your dog to do that, or worse…well, I’m just saying. Go with citronella spray collars.
December 31st, 2009 - 13:54
I use one of those “silent” dog whistles for my maltese… works great… I can’t imagine one of those collars fitting properly on a chi…
Look into getting one that is free standing and has the sound.
December 31st, 2009 - 14:34
I hate the idea of a shock/bark control collar but I had a lab that would bark all hours of the night at my neighbors dog and I couldn’t get any sleep… so I bought one to see if it would do any good. For a while there, I thought it was working because she was being quiet but then the barking started back up. So… I took the collar back to the store and had to find my baby a new home. Miss her… but I missed a good nights sleep, too.
December 31st, 2009 - 15:09
I used a citronella collar on my dachshund. It worked great.
If you live in Seattle, many of the high end pet shops will rent them to you.
December 31st, 2009 - 15:14
Personally, I don’t recommend a bark collar if you’re not there to supervise. I’ve tried two different bark collars on two different dogs over the years and they’ve ended up malfunctioning and applying correction when the dog is not doing anything. Your dog has separation anxiety and needs to be taught that you’re not leaving permanently. Try walking out the front door for a moment and then coming back in. Then try making your time away a little bit longer each time, eventually it becomes no big deal.
December 31st, 2009 - 15:38
why dont you just work on training the old fashioned way. i think the problem will just get worse if you do this because now being left alone to him means he’ll also get a “shock.” it will be really traumatizing to him. just take him to some obedience classes, or even private instruction to work on just that issue. a lot of places offer behavior modification training.
mine had that problem too. what i did was put him in his crate, and step outside the door so he would think i was gone. when he started to cry or bark, i corrected him with a “no!” then went back outside. he would stop for a little while, then start barking again. i would do the same thing again and again. i started with leaving him for 1 minute at a time, increasing to 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 1/2 hr, etc. now i can be gone for 5 hours, and he’ll be fine because he know’s i’ll be back.
im not trying to be critical here, just a suggestion.