03/31/2024
review:
To be fair, this does help with my two pups incessant barking when they see a stranger, bug, squirrel, or my dad from a distance further than 12ft away. But there are some caveats.
This collar has to be on very tightly to work appropriately, and the dogs hate this. It does not choke them at all thankfully but they hate it a lot. The part which picks up sound on the collar does slide off to the side a lot and that seems to make it not respond appropriately when they bark. (Design flaw?)
It goes off whenever crows start screaming bloody murder, or when their cousin, same breed and age, lets out his bloody murder screams when he visits. This terrifies my poor pups and I cannot have them wear them while another animal is screaming in a high pitch.
In fact, it does not always go off right away and misfires frequently. Downsides of it beeping instead of just vibrating is that my one dog has chosen violence and decided to bark at the beeps when upset. I’ve had to up the sensitivity and that helped but… It goes off when crows or a dog with a higher pitch bark barks at them.
It makes me sad that it also goes off when my pups cry or growl while playing. They are allowed to express that they are sad, they are quiet about it and it lets me know politely that they need something such as to go to the bathroom. The growls are only ever when they play fight and I hate that this accidentally teaches them not to do a healthy behavior.
These are my notes about this collar, it works but comes with downsides. It’s probably better to get one with a button to click if you’re around a lot like I am anyway. Just be patient and attentive, this is probably better for someone who leaves home often for work.
Battery has not died yet, and I have not put it in water to test if it’d have any negative consequences. That’s for you and me both to find out unfortunately.
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