If you are worried about your dog causing problems with your neighbors, then you are probably aware that your dog is barking excessively. There is a good chance that if your neighbors complained enough you could get a visit from animal control, and if its often then you could have your dog removed from you.

There are many reasons your dog is barking. There can be things in your dogs life that are bothering your animal, and will keep him barking until you remove these annoyances out of his or her life. Stranger alerts, excitement, anxiety and boredom are the main causes to why your dog will be barking. The best way to stop dog from barking is to remove the reasons why he or she is barking in the first place.

Anti barking collars can be used as corrective behaviour methods, to stop dog from barking. Stop barking collars are designed to be used as a corrective method only, they are not designed as every day apparel. You do need to consider the mental health of your dog before you decide to use an anti barking collar. This is because the buzzing of the collar may trigger your dog to react in a odd way, and he or she could hurt themselves trying to remove the collar.

There are two main types of stop barking collars, the first is a static collar, these provide the dog with an unpleasant sensation around there neck when they bark. The other is a citronella collar, this sprays a citronella sent every time the dog barks. Dogs are not a big fan of the citronella smell so they soon associate the bad smell with there barking.

Anti barking collars are not as cruel as you would think. They are not electric by any means and the shock that is being sent off to the dog is a vibration that will not send your dog off whimpering into the corner in pain. If you use a stop barking collar correctly then its a really great way to stop dog from barking, and start to restore peace in your neighbourhood again.

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