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Originally Posted by mybellababy  As I said I'm not interested in the shock collars but the spray collars will do the spraying much faster and on cue you can get the unsented spray as well . I have tried the water spray and again it did work with Bella but lily Loves water it was just a game to her. So this is why I am looking into the collar Not the shock collar. the spray one. Just wanted to know if anyone has used it with success |
Personally, I would not use a spray collar - I'd much more recommend using the beep/vibration collar over a spray. The spray collars are much more aggressive than a beep or vibration. Also, they can pick up on OTHER dogs barking, so then your dog can get sprayed when doing absolutely nothing wrong.
Just fyi...at the shelter where I volunteer, we're required (if trained) to carry Citro spray anytime we're doing dog-to-dog introductions - it's imperative for safety issues of the dog and people. We only use it as a LAST recourse. Here's how we use it: if something minor is occurring, we first just spray it away from the dogs - startling them w/ the sound, if the behavior continues - we then spray it just near the dogs, and if absolutely necessary for safety - we
only then spray it in the general direction of the dog's faces - to save from physical injury.
Citronella spray is *very* unpleasant for dogs and really should only be used, in my opinion, when physical safety is in question. I do not think it should be used for general training.
The aggressiveness of training assistants goes like this: clicker -> bark genie (or other RF device) -> beep collar -> vibration collar -> citro spray, handheld -> citro spray collar -> shock collar.