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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  Many years ago I had a friend with a small mixed breed dog that barked non-stop at everything and everyone. It was horrible and even after hiring several trainers nothing worked and she was finally evicted. She ended up being evicted again because of that neurotic dog. It finally had a heart attack or stroke or something and died. She would have saved herself and her dog a lot of expense and problems if only something like this was on the market back then. I'm sure there are still many other dogs like that out there these days too! Thank you for sharing!  |
It sounds to me like that dog had a serious anxiety problem. Anxiety may manifest itself in barking. Stopping the barking in that case would probably not address the real problem, which is that the dog is constantly stressed, which is very bad for physical health.
I have not used these devices, but please, do use caution with them. The first amazon review I read described how a man stopped a big, nasty dog in his tracks with one press of the button - so at least some people are using these AGAINST dogs, which means they must be very powerful.
Please also remember that if your dog is very anxious, you need to address the anxiety, and not its annoying side effects. Not saying that everyone who posted here has an anxious dog, just maybe think twice. Maybe the dog needs more exercise or training. For instance, a dog who barks at the window all the time - I would close the curtains every time she barked. She would probably get the idea pretty quickly that if she wants to see outside, she needs to be quiet. Or a dog who barks when there's company around - banish the dog until he's quiet! He'll get the message.
Again, not saying I know for sure, I'm not there!