Is A Bark Shock Collar A Good Idea?

 

One of the most common problems that new dog owners face is teaching their pets not to bark at the wrong time. One of the most common solutions for this problem is using a bark shock collar, although the word "shock" alone is enough to scare some people.

Dog owners have to realize that dogs understand things like "punishment" or "reward" in a different way that humans do. Dogs don't have a good sense of the future and they live mostly in the present, so unless you correct them at the very moment they do something bad, they won't understand your actions. That word ‘punish’ is something else that new owners take offence at but they do not realise that a dog can be very seriously ‘punished’ simply by the tone of the owners’ voice. For example, if the owners scold their dog for several minutes after the offense, the dog might get confused and fail to link the behavior with the scolding if the scolding goes for too long.

So why Does a Bark Shock Collar Work?

A dog bark shock collar works by delivering a small static discharge to the dog's neck whenever it starts barking. The shock is instantaneous and since it happens when the dog barks, the dog is much more likely to make a better connection betweeen bad behavior and punishment. Once the dog makes the link between barking and punishment, it learns to stop the former to avoid the later. In reality, the dog is not ‘hurt’ by the shock, it is confused and ‘forgets’ to bark while trying to work out what happened.

Since it's not painful, professionals agree that a dog bark shock collars is acceptable and efficient in teaching your dog to behave.

No dog bark shock collar should be used for more than half an hour or so each day and then, only at times when barking would be a nuisance. Dogs will eventually learn the difference between allowed barking and "bad" barking, and stop the bad one. If you simply follow the collar's instructions that come with it, you'll teach your dog not to bark unnecessarily in no time, and your neighbors will thank you for it.

A bark shock collar has a reputation of being cruel. Nevertheless, the shock is rather harmless and panlessl and it only confuses the dog a little. On the other hand, using a dog bark shock collar will help you train your dog and avoid invonvenient barking.

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