Has anyone tried using one of these with their dogs?

My friend has a nutty, out of control dog who barks at nothing. Extremely annoying for all the old folks who live near her!

I informed her that she can buy a dog collar which sends a high pitched noise out to stop the dog barking.... she's sceptical and doubts it'll work.....anyone used one?

Moved to the pets group- your thread will feel right at home here.

My mum and dad tried one as their boxers are a touch lawless (thankfully they have an acre for the lunatics to bounce around), but to be honest they are a little cruel. They dog barks then winces because of the sound. And, as one dog stopped barking because it learned not to, the other one started. Back to square one. I wouldn't recommend them because it's a negative way of teaching your dogs. The other pet section people can help you out with positive training.

My mum and dad tried one as their boxers are a touch lawless (thankfully they have an acre for the lunatics to bounce around), but to be honest they are a little cruel. They dog barks then winces because of the sound. And, as one dog stopped barking because it learned not to, the other one started. Back to square one. I wouldn't recommend them because it's a negative way of teaching your dogs. The other pet section people can help you out with positive training.

You have not see this dog!
I doubt, anyone could teach that dog good behaviour! Really I do not think anyone could, it is that bad, she has looked into it but thnks no-one could make it behave. It barks at nothing, is far too hyper; jumps around and is so out of control.
It is a home wrecker and the vet says it's the way my friend has brought it up; spoilt it instead of showing it who the master is.
The dog is only 2 yrs old, a Cocker Spaniel and is female...very, very naughty and utterly bonkers.
My friend said she wanted to find a new home for it but I doubt anyone would want a dog so nuts! So she is kind of stuck.....:suspect:

I anyone does want the challenge of a lifetime...and train it to be less hyper, and naughty then please feel free to pm me....if you dare.....lololol

Nah, no dog is that far beyond help - but no dog trainer can help if your friend isn't willing to put the time in. It will take time, it sounds like it is most likely stress causing it to behave this way and a whole change of lifestyle may be needed to help the dog calm down. You can also get herbal rememdies and DAP diffusers to settle dogs that are a bit manic.

I have a dog that's hyper, spoilt and barks a lot. A lot of her barking is down to stress and at the moment I'm just not in a position to deal with it, but will be very soon. Living with other people in the home, my dog's been confused and spoiled and we're only just starting to make progress with people and teaching people how to behave around her!

I'd say the dog is definitely trainable without using one of the abominable collars which often don't even work.
The problem with the collar is it has to sense the barking, and by the time it's done that, the aversive is being delivered at the wrong time so it takes a long time for the dog to get the message as the timing is all out.

I wouldnt feel comfortable using a punishment collar - and we have a dramaqueen dobe that's 'hyper, spoilt and barks a lot'. A lot of it is our fault for indulging her, but she's also bred to protect so barking is her mechanism for warning us of impending threat. We make sure she cant sit in the bay window (aka 'the gun turret'0 annoying anyone who dares to walk past the house and we keep the bedroom curtains closed so she doesnt stand on the bed barking her silly head off. Oh and LOTS of exercise- that usually shuts her up and tires her out so she is a clam, quiet bunny.

Tried teaching her the 'speak/ no speak' command but no success.

We're having quite a good success with teaching Molly 'shhhhh' along with a treat when she's done it for a few seconds, although it has taken 6 months to get there and she still barks a lot more than many other dogs we know (but then she's a guarding and barking breed too).

I always think that the anti-bark collars confuse the dogs somehow. Not only does the sound that they emit hurt my ears (and I'm not even a dog) but the couple that I've seen in action are either totally ignored or just make the dog jumpy and skittish.

I know we do better shutting dobermutt up by not yelling at her. If she is stood in the bay and someone walks by, I tell her 'no bark' and if she doesnt, she gets a reward. If she does bark, I tell her to go in the kitchen and close the doggie gate so she cant come back til I say so- or I mention the word 'mikki' (she's got a Mikki muzzle) and she knows exactly what that means!