PetSafe Bark Control Collar: Stops Excessive Barking

Before Parvo swept through our home and took the lives of 3 of our beloved dogs, we had 12. Nearly all 12 dogs were silent and didn't blow fits when someone walked by the house, or a visitor came. All of them were happy to have the company...all except for one. My dads dog Tootsie had a mouth like no other. Once Tootsie began her howling and barks, her other 11 furry friends thought it would be good to chime in with their 2 cents, and bark along with him.

We had to do something. We tried those idiotic 'only dogs can hear it' whistle, that did absolutely nothing. We tried rewarding the dog with treats if he was quiet, and other times we just tried ignoring him thinking it would solve the problem. Turned out ignoring a barking dog just angers him and makes him bark even longer.

This dog would bark if he heard a loud radio, bark if he heard a bird chirping outside, the damn dog even barked at us. He was one of the most vocal little brats we ever had.

I had seen other people using these ridiculous looking shock devices, and the dog would get shocked if he barked. I found this treatment to be mean and cruel, but after Tootsie, I realized that maybe it was a device that would work.

I took my search to www.ebay.com for a barking device to stop the barking, because most of the expensive collars I found in my local pet store only sold those idiotic ones that would let out that idiotic loud whistle noise only dogs can hear. Seeing how the whistle itself did nothing, we were sure that the collar would be the same.

I bought a Petsafe Bark Control Collar, Stops Excessive Barking Collar for almost $70.00 for a small sized dog. It would fit necks up to 20 inches. This was perfect for our yorkie mouth.

The collar came in red, and had the small electrical shock box attached to it. The collar itself was a bit larger and bulkier than we would have liked, but with a few adjustments and the addition of our own hand made hole, it fit around his neck like a charm.

The batteries however were a pain in the butt, and the brief instructions we got made things difficult on how to place them, and how to tell when the collar is on.