My dog is 8 months old, can I start using a bark collar now or should I wait until she is older? If it may affect her protection work I would sooner wait until later.
I would sooner teach the "Quiet" command then use a bark collar, than take the chance. Vince is right, I also have seen negitive outcome from the use of a bark collar. <--- Look Vince! We agree! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Vince that was one of my concerns. I suppose the collar should be used after the dog is already biting on the sleeve with confidence and doing a good hold and bark.
Lonny I do use a quiet command now. I was thinking of the bark collar because my dog won't associate the correction from the collar with me.
Looks like I should wait with the collar. Thanks for the feedback sofar. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
I personally have never had a problem with barking and bark collars.. my dogs know when the collar is on.. don't bark.. and when it is off.. bark all you want... they also know "quiet" if I am right there with them.. but if we are at club and the car is 1/2 way across the field.. I use a bark collar.
The quiet command was one of the first commands I taught at 9 weeks or so, the people in both houses next to me have babies, so I felt it important to teach that one.
I never used corrections for teaching that command, I just said "quiet" and gently closed his muzzle for him and held it and spoke softly "good quiet, good quiet" that seemed to calm him instantly and he soon learned the command. He will now bark on command and be quiet, it's great.
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Lonny,
That is the way I taught my dog not to bark as well. Holding his muzzle gently, saying quiet, good quiet and then treating. But he was never a big barker and I started much younger than 9 months. I lived next door to a big barker (all day barker) and I was determined to not have a barker. Now he also understands "enough" and "ssshhh or shush". I do let him bark, but having him stop on command is a blessing to the ears. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Thats what makes this such a great place to learn, sometimes we need both sides, it's like a one legged person riding a bike... hard to do without both legs <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> but it can be done either way. Thanks for your reply buddy!
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