Your directions say not to leave the Bark Collar on for more than 12 hours. Why is that?
1766923
No correction collars should be left on a pet for extended periods of time. I think 12 hours is too long. I have never left it on my dogs for more than 8-9 hours. If its not effective on your dog than long periods of time will not change that. It is effective with my dogs I only use it on occasion when they start barking again for example a few times a week does the trick for them.
1766924
I would guess that there might be damage done to the dog if it is a constant barker.
1452014
It really depends on how often your dog barks, at least to a degree. You could remove the battery when your dog is not wearing it, as that probably would extend the battery life. They should work longer than 6 wks, however, in my opinion, but most dogs should have 'learned their lesson' (re: what happens when they insist on barking when the collar is on) within 6 wks. At least our hounds did. . .
375043
Not sure I don't keep it on him. His biggest problem is on weekends when neighbors are out. He didn't bark the entire day when wearing the collar. Only use vibrate and it works.
1681143
I, too, use the tone to call my dog and he always comes running. The device does not "sleep" afer periods of inactivity. What may be happening is that the switch for a second dog may be moved. If that happens, the remote will not communicate with the collar. Because I have occasionally "pocket-stimulated" my dog, I have begun using the selector switch to make sure that I don't.
933723
not sure but think its to change the contacts with - not a word in the quarter page of instruction!By the way, they are doing amazingly good job of nearly stopping the barking. Don't think either has gotten a shock since the second day.
933724
not sure but think its to change the contacts with - not a word in the quarter page of instruction! By the way, they are doing amazingly good job of nearly stopping the barking. Don't think either has gotten a shock since the second day.
858382
The collar emits a very weak sound can only be heard approaching the ear. Be careful to do it may be shocked. The dog listens well that sound. My dog is wearing the collar for over a year and it works perfectly. It is imperative to training the dog as the manufacturer instruction. It is long and tiring but it is very important to do it well.
1915307
I agree with the comments already posted on the functioning of the collars. If you are questioning whether they are functioning properly, you can test them when the collars are not on the dogs because the light will come on and you can hear command.
1399572
I mostly used mine overnight - when my dog is agitated and barking in the evening, it is usually 90% effective for us to stop barking. now I only have to use it every few weeks, it was more in the beginning. i am not sure it is safe to have it on all the time, I would at least take it off every few hours as a change.
2221427
If you leave it on all the time they become able to ignore it. We only put it on when we don't want them to bark like when we have more traffic in the house or yard than usual.
2144854
For our dogs, we are able to have the collars off at times. It depends on breed and temperament of course. Once they were trained to stop going off the property (we are on a ten acre farm) or stop chasing people (and their dogs) walking by our farm... the dogs only had to wear them and it was a reminder to obey. Then we could even take them off and they would listen and come back when called. After a couple of months our dogs did seem to forget the training and would start to wander. We just put them back on and have a refresher course for a few days. I will say that we have hardly ever had to use the shock button... the vibrate is very effective. For our dogs, we are able to have the collars off at times. It depends on breed and temperament of course. Once they were trained to stop going off the property (we are on a ten acre farm) or stop chasing people (and their dogs) walking by our farm... the dogs only had to wear them and it was a reminder to obey. Then we could even take them off and they would listen and come back when called. After a couple of months our dogs did seem to forget the training and would start to wander. We just put them back on and have a refresher course for a few days. I will say that we have hardly ever had... » Read More For our dogs, we are able to have the collars off at times. It depends on breed and temperament of course. Once they were trained to stop going off the property (we are on a ten acre farm) or stop chasing people (and their dogs) walking by our farm... the dogs only had to wear them and it was a reminder to obey. Then we could even take them off and they would listen and come back when called. After a couple of months our dogs did seem to forget the training and would start to wander. We just put them back on and have a refresher course for a few days. I will say that we have hardly ever had to use the shock button... the vibrate is very effective. « Show Less
1384306
The remote is used to put the collar into bark mode. I haven't tested but I'm pretty sure the collar will stay in that mode with the remote off
700679
A collar is not your best investment to stop barking. I've done some research on this, even though I have a very quiet dog. Zero barking is not normal, neither is excessive barking. I very much suggest finding and hiring a reputable trainer in your area to help if you have a 'big barker' on your hands.
651119
I don't know of this feature. Why? When the collar is in use, I turn the control on, and when it's in the drawer,it's turned off. Very effective. Only had to use 3 three times to reinforce commands. Hopefully, I wont need it until the next dog need correcting. Good luck
2149100
Good question. There are certainly times when our dog barks when he doesn't have the collar on. However, I would say that the annoying barking is definitely decreasing. The main thing is that if we just show him the collar, he grumbles a bit but basically he shuts right down. If the collar is on him, he doesn't usually bark more than once or twice.
1878433
You need a bark collar - not the one with the remote - you won't be there to use the remote and this collar doesn't correct behavior automatically
1276591
I found no way to turn sleep mode off. Once collar is in sleep mode the collar has to have movement to turn on and come out of sleep mode. I got into the habit of tapping on the collar because most of the time the dogs movement is not enough to make it wake up. I did not like the sleep mode n did wish it could be turned off. After a couple months the collar itself quit working and I ordered a better collar that has no sleep mode. Much happier now. Hope this helps.