08-19-2006, 09:24 AM
BGnR..... a dog doesn't have to bark any more than a kid has to throw tantrums. The bark collar QUICKLY teaches the dog not to bark. He doesn't bark, he doesn't get the shock or the alarm. It's not like you are subjecting the animal to constant pain. He learns acceptable behaviour the same as when you discipline a child for unacceptable behaviour.
We don't allow sexual perverts to act on their "urges", so why allow a dog to disrupt an entire household or neighborhood with it's urge to bark. Control is the key. He doesn't bark, then he gets to live a life of ease, eating, sleeping, romping in the back yard and enjoying time with the family.
My adult son had to do the same thing with his Jack Russell terrier and it worked beautifully.
We don't allow sexual perverts to act on their "urges", so why allow a dog to disrupt an entire household or neighborhood with it's urge to bark. Control is the key. He doesn't bark, then he gets to live a life of ease, eating, sleeping, romping in the back yard and enjoying time with the family.
My adult son had to do the same thing with his Jack Russell terrier and it worked beautifully.