( 172 reviews )
-
Posted: Aug 15 2009
This collar worked the way it was supposed to but the citronella had no affect on my dog. I ordered the citronella collar based on a recommendation from our dog trainer when I asked him what to do about excessive barking. We have an 8 month old German Shepherd that is smart but bull headed and persistent as they come. He barked at anything that moved or made noise while outside. He would even bark directly at my wife or me as if he were ordering us around or scolding us when he wasn't getting his way (dominance is an issue we are working on). We had the collar on for a week and you could see the puff of citronella come out of it when he barked but it had absolutely no effect on him. The collar seems to work as designed but if you have a dog that doesn't care whether he gets sprayed with citronella this collar won't do anything to diminish barking. I ordered the PetSafe PBC102 bark collar that works on static discharge and it works like a charm. Bark problem solved first day. If you have an aversion to shock collars then give the citronella collar a try but be warned that not all dogs care if they stink from citronella.
-
Posted: Aug 11 2009
I love this collar. It has completely controlled my barking dog. In fact, I don't even have to turn it on now, just put the collar on him and he shuts up. It's wonderful. I like that it's a gentle spray that senses his bark and I don't have to be around with a remote control to make it work. And I especially like that it's not a shock collar. Now if there was just something to keep him from barking when he's not wearing the collar.
-
Posted: Aug 11 2009
This product really changed my life! My dog not only stopped barking after the first few spurts, but she calmed down altogether. She seemed to respond to the sight, smell and perhaps mostly the sound. The only drawback was that the first collar stopped working after the first day, and I'm not so confident the replacement with work when I need it to. Then again, I may not need it again anyway. I do wonder if the newer model is more reliable.
