My pup is 6 months now and he will be a sport sch dog. I am having trouble with his barking. The only place he does it is if I leave him out in the kennel he will bark for about 15 to somtimes 45 minutes. I have always made sure I did not go out to him when he was barking, but waited for him to stop before I moved around the corner to let him out. From what I can tell, when he thinks he hears me, he starts barking for me to let him out. I have not seen him bark at anything else really. So is it time for a no bark collar? Will that have any effect on his sch? And how is he going to tell the difference between that and the e-collar when he starts wearing it? I'm concerned that the neighbors are going to get as tired of it as I am getting.

My dog will bark like a maniac at squirrels when he's outside so I bought a bark collar and it works perfect. Hasnt affected his bark&hold at all. One thing to think about though would be using your ecollar and teaching the quiet command to him instead. That could be useful on the field later.

Well the problem is that he doesnt bark when I am around, and I hesitate because he is so young.

Is 6 mnths too young for a bark collar?

 Quote: Michelle Berdusco

Is 6 mnths too young for a bark collar?

No.

 Quote: Matthew Thurston

And how is he going to tell the difference between that and the e-collar when he starts wearing it?

This is something I've always wondered about. The dog is supposed to know and behave differently when the bark collar is on (i.e. OK the collar is on I have to shut up now, but when i'm not wearing it I can bark).

But when the e-collar is on the dog is not supposed to realize it and should be desensitized to wearing it.

Are there dogs that stop barking altogether when the wear a no-bark collar? My friend's dad owns 2 hunting beagles that live in a kennel out back. He got them at different times. The first one, a female, wore a no-bark collar due to neighbor complaints. (They live in the city). She doesn't bark any more. The second dog, a male, did not wear the collar because, the owner says, the collar has affected the first dog's hunting. I am pretty sure he means the female no longer barks on trail. But, she is also trained on an e-collar and her obedience is very good.

I don't know if he puts the e-collar on her when she is hunting and she thinks she is wearing a no-bark collar?

THis is the only person I know of personally who uses electric collars on their dogs, and I have no experience myself, but this is one thing holding me back from using any type of electric collar on my dog. I wouldn't know how to train the difference to the dogs.

Anyway Matthew, I would definitely find out how to, if you plan on having a Schutzhund dog that has to bark while wearing an e-collar.

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Are there dogs that stop barking altogether when the wear a no-bark collar?

I think that if the collars are introduced correctly, this would not be an issue.

I use a no-bark collar on Jesea and it works well, and I also use an e-collar on her when we are working or out playing or whatever.

She will bark with the e-collar on in her kennel and we now have a "speak" command in place as well as she barks if we are working with the tug or the sleeve.

Not sure if it has to do with the weight of the recievers or the difference in the collars (the no bark collar does not have the cinch it collar yet) but she knows the difference.

There are guys that I know that run hounds and they use the bark collars in the kennels but it does not affect the dogs baying on trail after their quarry.