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lycansmom · 06-11-2005, 08:02 AM

my moms trainer told her dogs bark out of boredom you need to keep your dog stimulated challenging toys, games and such...

dianne · 06-11-2005, 06:55 PM

anti-bark collars! disgusting,cruel,horrible,not necessary,barbaric, sorry guys just my opinion

txshopper73 · 06-11-2005, 07:01 PM

we used them when we had German Shorthaired Pointers, but I wouldn't recommend them for small dogs.

MOM OF STINKY · 06-12-2005, 12:48 PM

Our yorkie is 2 years old. He just started barking about 6 months ago. He barks only at cats. We bought him a bark collar and it didn't stop his barking. They didn't work for us.

Meg · 06-13-2005, 10:02 AM

Let us know what you decide. I really don't want to have a dog that barks out of control, and am sure will be looking back on this post when he gets a little older and barks more.

kp&nala · 06-13-2005, 10:35 AM

I have a magazine at home (can't remember the name) that has a no-bark thingy in it. It puts out some sound that your dog won't like when it barks, no collars, no shocks or anything like that just a high pitched noise. It costs about $30 if your interested I look at the name of the magazine when I get home and tell you the name of the "no-bark thingy" lol

StewiesMom · 06-13-2005, 04:35 PM

What scares me is... if you have something electrical around your dogs neck, what if it malfunctions or starts fire or whatever. Scary. Also, what if your dog barks at something appropriate? It doesn't differentiate.

LvMyYorki · 06-13-2005, 04:48 PM

I would never use one of these. I dont' have a barking problem, but I was really really consistent with training against the "yapping" when I got Tino and now with Bunny. I think they need to bark at approporiate times and I would never want to "punish" what it simply instinct or their nature!

Yorkie_GirL · 06-13-2005, 07:57 PM

this post is soo old.. i forgot i even made it.. i guess you can tell that i did not get a bark collar...

i just trained her very hard not to bark on command.. only to bark when the doorbell rings or when someone she doesn't know is here.. but she's still very friendly..

so please people do not try and e-mail me saying i'm a cruel human being for even thinking about it.. i wasn't even actually talking about a Shock Collar.. but the one yorkieagility was talking about.. if the barking did become a serious issue as it was getting to be, i would have bought a plug in instead.

too bad i cannot lock/erase/edit or close the polls.. i don't want this to be a controversial thread.. thank you everyone for your nice inputs/opinions.

natalie · 06-13-2005, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkie_GirL

this post is soo old.. i forgot i even made it.. i guess you can tell that i did not get a bark collar...

i just trained her very hard not to bark on command.. only to bark when the doorbell rings or when someone she doesn't know is here.. but she's still very friendly..

so please people do not try and e-mail me saying i'm a cruel human being for even thinking about it.. i wasn't even actually talking about a Shock Collar.. but the one yorkieagility was talking about.. if the barking did become a serious issue as it was getting to be, i would have bought a plug in instead.

too bad i cannot lock/erase/edit or close the polls.. i don't want this to be a controversial thread.. thank you everyone for your nice inputs/opinions.

It's okay, Deyna! We know you'll never harm your babies/my godbabies in ANY way! But wow.. I never heard of hate mail. That's a new low.

kp&nala · 06-14-2005, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by StewiesMom

What scares me is... if you have something electrical around your dogs neck, what if it malfunctions or starts fire or whatever. Scary. Also, what if your dog barks at something appropriate? It doesn't differentiate.

This is so true. My MeMe has a really big yard or I guess you could say a lot of land but her house is on a pretty busy highway so she has one of those electrical fences, I know it sound kinda harsh but it honestly only took the dogs about a day to figure out how far they were allowed to go anyways one day it was storming really bad and she forgot to turn the electrical fence off and lighting struck a tree in her yard and it shocked all the dogs b/c the had their collars on. It didn't hurt them as in they had to go to the vet or had serious damage. It just shocked them(which I'm sure hurt). Now if those poor dogs hear thunder they go crazy poor things. Once while we were keeping her dogs it stormed and Dutches actually jumped in the shower with me! My advice would be to find some other alternative. I don't like the idea or nobark collars but if I had to use one it would only be on a very very large dog not any small breed.

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06-11-2005, 08:02 AM	#16
lycansmom Luna_Bug's Chew Toy Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 1,199	my moms trainer told her dogs bark out of boredom you need to keep your dog stimulated challenging toys, games and such... __________________ "some people without brains do an awful lot of talking dont they?"

06-11-2005, 06:55 PM	#17
dianne YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,002	dianne anti-bark collars! disgusting,cruel,horrible,not necessary,barbaric, sorry guys just my opinion

06-12-2005, 12:48 PM	#19
MOM OF STINKY YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1	Bark Collar Our yorkie is 2 years old. He just started barking about 6 months ago. He barks only at cats. We bought him a bark collar and it didn't stop his barking. They didn't work for us.

06-13-2005, 10:02 AM	#20
Meg YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 671	Let us know what you decide. I really don't want to have a dog that barks out of control, and am sure will be looking back on this post when he gets a little older and barks more. __________________ Meg & Keeley I love my little Yorkie boy! www.dogster.com/?169319

06-11-2005, 07:01 PM	#18
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	we used them when we had German Shorthaired Pointers, but I wouldn't recommend them for small dogs.

06-13-2005, 10:35 AM	#21
kp&nala Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 972	I have a magazine at home (can't remember the name) that has a no-bark thingy in it. It puts out some sound that your dog won't like when it barks, no collars, no shocks or anything like that just a high pitched noise. It costs about $30 if your interested I look at the name of the magazine when I get home and tell you the name of the "no-bark thingy" lol

06-13-2005, 04:35 PM	#22
StewiesMom Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 6,306	What scares me is... if you have something electrical around your dogs neck, what if it malfunctions or starts fire or whatever. Scary. Also, what if your dog barks at something appropriate? It doesn't differentiate. __________________ Kristy & Stewie

06-13-2005, 04:48 PM	#23
LvMyYorki Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 1,181	I would never use one of these. I dont' have a barking problem, but I was really really consistent with training against the "yapping" when I got Tino and now with Bunny. I think they need to bark at approporiate times and I would never want to "punish" what it simply instinct or their nature! __________________ Tara, Tino & Diva Bunny Diva Bunny: http://www.dogster.com/?141104 Rudolph Valentino: http://www.dogster.com/?76963

06-13-2005, 07:57 PM	#24
Yorkie_GirL Oreo,Ginger&Cloey Owned Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: none of your business Posts: 1,270	this post is soo old.. i forgot i even made it.. i guess you can tell that i did not get a bark collar... i just trained her very hard not to bark on command.. only to bark when the doorbell rings or when someone she doesn't know is here.. but she's still very friendly.. so please people do not try and e-mail me saying i'm a cruel human being for even thinking about it.. i wasn't even actually talking about a Shock Collar.. but the one yorkieagility was talking about.. if the barking did become a serious issue as it was getting to be, i would have bought a plug in instead. too bad i cannot lock/erase/edit or close the polls.. i don't want this to be a controversial thread.. thank you everyone for your nice inputs/opinions.