I will not allow my dog to be a little yapper! LOL. I don't think these collars are cruel, it's no different than squirting them w/ a squirt bottle which a lot of people do. Jackson still will bark, don't get me wrong (he barks at the door, and will bark during play w/ other dogs sometimes, I allow him that), but I don't like excessive barking. It's very annoying and they CAN be trained to not do it. So, any humane way to decrease barking, I am for. :thumbup:

HI there Janie!
I haven't heard of that type of collar, but I can suggest using a little bit of lavendar oil for calming. Shelby's doctor was using pure lavendar oil ( a little that is rubbed between your fingers and dabbed on the tip of her ears and her forehead) when she was having PT after her LP surgery. It really helped with making her relax...... also something that may help with car-rides..... apply it about 15 minutes before you get in the car.............. AND it makes them smell so good!!! :) You can buy pure lavendar ooil at GNC.
Hope that you find something that helps you!

:thumbup::thumbup:Thanks for this tip. I love the natural approach

My little Remy was quite the barker as a puppy, I was working on trying to reduce the level of noise from day one,Well about 2 weeks after getting Remy I got a call from the city bylaw office, my neighbour had filed a noise complaint. So I had to take drastic measures or face a 500.00 fine! I bought the Spray Commander spray collar this one has a little remote ( the top button gives a beep to warn, the middle button gives a short spray and the bottom button gives a long spray) now the collar fits loose on the dogs neck so the the spray shoots up in front of their face ,not into their face. When you give a correction with the collar you choose when to give it with the remote. The spray makes a loud hiss ,this distacts the dog from what they are barking at so that they can hear you give the command to not bark.Remy is now almost three years old and she rarely has to wear the collar ,I just use a can of pennys to give a correction if she starts barking too much. There is no quick fix for barking .The collar is not cruel, and it was a far better option than a shock collar or having the dog debarked .The last two options I couldn't even bring myself to consider these!
Eileen