One of the most common problems that new dog owners face is teaching their pets not to bark at the wrong time. One of the most common solutions for this problem is using a bark shock collar, although the word “shock” alone is enough to scare some people.

First of all, owners have to understand that the concept of “punishment” is different to dogs than it is to humans. 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. Also, the sense of “punishment” is different to dogs than it is to humans, which is also a concept that new owners of dogs have trouble understanding. For example, if the owners scold their dog for several minutes after the offense, the dog might get confused and fail to link the behavior with the scolding if the scolding goes for too long.

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 shock is fast and instantaneous and it happens at exactly the same moment the dog incurs in bad behavior. With enough time, dogs eventually learn to refrain their barking so that they can avoid the punishment. The dog is never really hurt or in pain by the shock; it’s actually the confusion that makes it stop barking while it tries to figure out what happened.

Far from being cruel, a shock bark collar is the only way that an immediate message can be sent to your dog when it behaves incorrectly and, by repetition, teaches your dog how not to be punished.

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. By using the bark shock collar according to the instructions that always comes with it, you will soon be able to teach your dog when not to bark while still allowing it to bark at other times.