| Are you having problems with your dog's nuisance | | | | avoid it. The spray is completely painless to the |
| barking. Are your neighbors frustrated with you | | | | dog, and is the most recommended type of anti |
| and your dog and ready to call the cops? An | | | | barking measure by professional dog trainers and |
| excellent and reliable way to reduce or eliminate | | | | kennel owners. If you are thinking about buying |
| this nuisance barking is by using a citronella dog | | | | your first bark collar, you will want to start with |
| spray collar. Basically, how these devices work, | | | | using an automatic dog spray collar. |
| is that when your dog barks it triggers the collar | | | | There may be some cases where you will need a |
| to emit a mist of Citronella spray right up the | | | | dog spray collar that is activated by remote |
| dogs nostrils, and it makes an annoying hissing | | | | control. Some professional dog trainers prefer |
| noise while doing this. The dog learns not to bark | | | | this, as they know when to activate the device |
| by associate when it hears the noise, feels, the | | | | based on the type of barking the dog is making. |
| mist, sees the spray, smells the Citronella. These | | | | You don't really want the dog to stop barking |
| four senses work together to quickly train the | | | | completely, but only to stop nuisance barking. |
| dog so that it learns to stop barking both safely | | | | Not only can you use a remote control collar to |
| and humanely. There are no guarantees that | | | | stop barking but you can use it for other training |
| these collars will work for you and your dog, but | | | | purposes as well. You can use this collar for |
| most people are satisfied with the results they | | | | general obedience training, or for specific |
| achieve. There are two main types of dog | | | | misbehavior you want to control or eliminate. |
| spray collars. | | | | Again, by activating the spray only when you |
| An automated spray collar is the first choice for | | | | want enables you to fine tune your dog's |
| many dog owners to effectively control and | | | | behavior. Your dog will very quickly learn that |
| eliminate nuisance barking. These devices have | | | | there are consequences for undesirable behavior, |
| vibration and noise sensors attached to the collar | | | | and inappropriate actions. The remote control |
| that are programmed to release a harmless mist | | | | collar comes with a hand held device that is |
| of citronella straight up into the dog's face. With | | | | typically triggered with a button. These devices |
| the automatic type collar, the owner doesn't have | | | | typically have a range of 300 feet, which is quite |
| to worry about activating the device. However, | | | | suitable for most yards. A remote control dog |
| the spray stream will need some adjustment, and | | | | spray collar will cost quite a bit more than the |
| most of these collars come with a way to control | | | | automated type, so be certain you have a |
| this. The only thing you will have to do is make | | | | specific reason for purchasing it. |
| sure the battery is fully charged so the device | | | | If your dog is a persistent nuisance barker, you |
| works continuously. Over time, the dog learns to | | | | need to look into the safe and humane way to |
| anticipate the spray when he gets the urge to | | | | control this by using a dog spray collar. |
| bark, and he will acquire the habit to instinctively | | | | |