One of the most common problems that new dog owners face is teaching their
pets not to bark at the wrong time. A bark shock collar is a good solution to
the barking problem, but a lot of people object to them because the word "shock"
brings them an image of electrocution.
Dog owners have to realize that dogs understand things like "punishment" or
"reward" in a different way that humans do. Because dogs live in the present
almost exclusively, they don't understand that their behavior needs to be
corrected unless they're punished at the very moment they misbehave. Some new
owners might feel that punishing a dog is morally wrong, without realizing that
a dog's sense of punishment and resistance is much more different from humans,
For example, scolding the dog or shouting at it for several minutes might make
the dog miss the link between the bad behavior and the scolding.
So why Does a Bark Shock Collar Work?
A dog bark shock collar works by delivering a small static discharge to the
dog's neck whenever it starts barking. The mild shock is a punishment delivered
by the bark shock collar at exactly the right time for the dog to associate one
with the other. Once the dog makes the link between barking and punishment, it
learns to stop the former to avoid the later. In reality, the dog is not ‘hurt’
by the shock, it is confused and ‘forgets’ to bark while trying to work out what
happened.
Since it's not painful, professionals agree that a dog bark shock collars is
acceptable and efficient in teaching your dog to behave.
No dog bark shock collar should be used for more than half an hour or so each
day and then, only at times when barking would be a nuisance. Dogs are very
smart animals and no more want to be punished than any other animal or person.
If you simply follow the collar's instructions that come with it, you'll teach
your dog not to bark unnecessarily in no time, and your neighbors will thank you
for it.
A bark shock collar has a reputation of being cruel. Nevertheless, the shock is rather harmless and panlessl and it only confuses the dog a little. On the other hand, using a dog bark shock collar will help you train your dog and avoid invonvenient barking.
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