I will use a squirt gun, and I've used full glasses of water before...I also do have a shock collar (NEVER used at the same time as the water!). I know a lot of you will want to banish me to an unpleasant place for having one, but it does work. Joey will bark a couple times, then realize that he shouldn't...Typically the shock collar is the last resort though. We will try to get him to be quiet with just telling him to knock it off, then water is used, and if that doesn't help, he gets the collar. Out of everything, I must say that a full glass of water is the most effective. It doesn't hurt, and it REALLY surprises them...as long as you don't mind cleaning up any water that doesn't make it on the dog, I suggest it. |