Does it help with barking at guests
1266933
My dog still barks at the doorbell but, previously agitated with guests in the house, she is now relaxed, calm & welcoming (wagging tail ). Hope this helps. We saw the difference just a few days into first collar & have steady improvement and stability.
1266934
The dog we use it on, never really barked at guests...she was adopted and fought sometimes with her sister. Since we started using it she has calmed down quite a bit and they never fight any more. But she wasn't a barker at guests...so don't know if it would help for that.
1050105
No. The devise had little if any effect on the dog's barking -- it did however drive my teenagers completely insane.
522224
I think it depends on each dog. For the 1st week out dog barked once looked at it & walked away. After a whole she would bark at it non stop.
1144163
Yes just point it at the dog and press the button..works ok at a distance also..just hold it down for a second..you wont hear anything but you should notice your dogs ears perk up..and they should stop barking..my girlfriend uses the one I bought her on her chiahauhaus and they got trained very fast using it..
614240
No , I don't think it will work. We purchased one for the neighbors dogs who are small dogs that bark constantly, and put it as close as I could, which is about 40-50 feet away, which is what they say. The problem is the dogs move farther away than that. Anyway, it is just sitting out there now, and the dogs are barking.
2007042
I had zero luck with this thing. The only thing that worked for me was talking to the neighbors and/or calling the cops. Our township has regulations about barking dogs and I took advantage of them. It's a shame you have to call the law on your neighbors but it may be your only recourse dealing with people who lack common sense.
338005
No , unfortunately it didn't stop my dog from barking , it seemed like it did the very first 2 days , but then he was back to barking
1400402
It might, it will really depend on how well your dog responds to citronella and how stimulated he is by company of the other dogs. If he is really intently concentrating on the other dogs, he might decide a face full of citronella is not as bothersome as not getting the attention of other dogs, or he might be distracted enough by the sound/smell of it enough to make him pause and stop barking. It does work for my two when my neighbor brings over his two for play time. Up until I bought the collars, the barking was so loud it was painful and caused neighbors to comment but using the the collars for the first 10 minutes of the visit, and then taking them off once the initial excitement wears off have reduced the problem by 90%.
950420
It isn't supposed to be a training aide for barking. It is a tool to show your dog he/she doesn't listen to a command, it will be corrected without you directly correcting and scaring the dog with your hand etc.. Which would make the dog frightened of you. This training tool must be properly introduced to the dog to work. There are instructions in the pamphlet it comes with. Good luck
1548878
Yes, it will work through a window. I have not personally used it to control barking. The only problem I see with using it like you ask it that the dog really needs a verbal command to go with the GENTLE reminder from the Dogtra. Otherwise I would be concerned that the dog may not fully understand what's going on, but would I'm sure start to associate the reminder buzz with his barking. Sometimes it can really upset the dog and they can get confused and even more anxious and barky when they are zapped. It really has to be used carefully and with the guidance of a professional dog trainer.
1010038
Sorry for late response, but maybe it's not working. My Golden Retriever responds very well to it ... used it to stop barking at people when we're out walking ( she does it for attention, not aggression) and used it to have her stop eating rabbit & deer droppings. It works great for me.
1144727
My dog is not a howler or a whiner. What it does is startle the dog into not doing what they were doing. But if the dog is really upset, then they will probably go past the startling and continue. It has worked great to make our TV room a bark-free zone.
1166502
The dogs WILL hear it and, as in my neighborhood,they will probably bark more.You can buy things that will bother their they're ears (not permanently just while they are barking).Look up NO BARK PRODUCTS.GOOD LUCK
1024589
Arika, I have had my Ultrasonic Bark Deterrent about 3 weeks now, and it began to work immediately for my female (mid sized dog/Australian Shepherd). I believe it would help with the whining based on placement of the device. My neighbors have smaller dogs (Yorki sized), have purchased the same unit as they have seen the results from my purchase, and they simply have the device lower to the dogs, as their yips are not as loud as my dogs' barks were, and they have been 100% pleased with their results as well. I hope this information has been helpful to you.
1727816
I tried it and my little girl learned to whine and howl instead of barking...you can try it and send back if it doesn't work...mostly for indoors
34951
My daughter swares by it. She has 3 Chihuahuas. I bought it & had to hide it from my husband who began using the sound as entertainment! I hate the thing! It scared my dogs. So yes, I would say it works. Just no for me :-( . Good luck!
2033718
It didn't stop my beagle or basset hound from barking or howling. The collar that sprays citronella towards them did help a lot. I think it's the same manufacturer.