Bark Collar: A total fiasco
I bought a humane bark collar that used a high pitched sound for bark correction. According to the directions, if Shelby only wears the collar in the car, then it should only correct her behavior in the car, and Shelby will know that it's OK to bark elsewhere.
So I put it on her, and we went for a drive. On surface street, Shelby usually whines. This triggered the bark collar. But she whined so much, that the collar was constantly going off. It was driving me nuts. Almost as nuts as the whining.
I have a video of what it was like. Shelby whines about that much on any car ride, so I don't think the collar caused more whining.
Usually, when we get on the freeway, Shelby calms down, and everything's calm until we exit the freeway. However, even on the least sensitive setting, I found that the noise of the wind resistance was enough to trigger the bark collar, as were potholes. I'm sure this left Shelby pretty confused. She was being a good girl, and the collar was still going off.
Prior to the bark collar, I tried using a spray bottle. Shelby was soaking wet, and I found it impractical when I'm driving alone. It's fine if Steven is driving, but it's simply unsafe for me to pay attention to spraying her while the car is moving.
I'm going to try the collar again, this time, just around city streets. I'm not sure how long it's supposed to take for Shelby to catch on. I hope it's not long.
So I put it on her, and we went for a drive. On surface street, Shelby usually whines. This triggered the bark collar. But she whined so much, that the collar was constantly going off. It was driving me nuts. Almost as nuts as the whining.
I have a video of what it was like. Shelby whines about that much on any car ride, so I don't think the collar caused more whining.
Usually, when we get on the freeway, Shelby calms down, and everything's calm until we exit the freeway. However, even on the least sensitive setting, I found that the noise of the wind resistance was enough to trigger the bark collar, as were potholes. I'm sure this left Shelby pretty confused. She was being a good girl, and the collar was still going off.
Prior to the bark collar, I tried using a spray bottle. Shelby was soaking wet, and I found it impractical when I'm driving alone. It's fine if Steven is driving, but it's simply unsafe for me to pay attention to spraying her while the car is moving.
I'm going to try the collar again, this time, just around city streets. I'm not sure how long it's supposed to take for Shelby to catch on. I hope it's not long.
