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This article is from the Dog
Behavior FAQ, posted to rec.pets.dogs newsgroup. Maintained
by Cindy Tittle Moore with numerous contributions by others.
015. Collars
There are collars, called anti-bark collars, available that are meant
to help train your dog not to bark. Dogs will react differently,
depending on how well they learn, train, and handle. The collars by
themselves are not the solution to your dog's barking: it must
understand what the collar does, and you will have to *train* it using
the collar. Some are electronic and others are sonic. These can be
quite effective if introduced properly. Ideally the dog should not
understand that it is the collar giving the correction so that you can
ultimately wean the dog off the collar. Read the instructions on the
devices; the good ones will outline exactly how to train them.
There are two types, one will eliminate the barking -- that is, they
are triggered by any barking the dog does. Others are "diminishers",
they will kick in after one or two barks. There are a few that adjust
to be one or the other. With diminisher collars, watch out for the dog
learning to "pattern bark" -- they've learned they can bark twice,
pause, bark twice, etc. You will need to switch to an eliminator in
this case.
The best collars are triggered by throat vibration rather than noise;
this helps avoid having your dog corrected when a nearby car
backfires!
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