By Jake Theron
Being someone who paces themselves, you've finally got around to watching the classic 60's Hitchcock horror flick "Psycho." Janet Leigh has just stepped into the shower in her room at the Bates Motel. The music swells in a spooky fashion. Just then, that darned dog begins barking at some imaginary squirrel outside your house.
You were just about to soil yourself because of the movie's tension. Now you're a little pissed that the mutt destroyed your fear karma.
"Shut up!" you scream. Too late. The scariest point of the film has passed. Anyway, the dog thinks your likewise barking and starts yapping even more.
The NoBark 6
This could fix any future televised entertainment from getting one-upped by the canine. It's a collar that's purpose is to quell the dog's yipping. With it you get a half-dozen stimulating settings that are programmed to start low and go high until the animal gets the message and stops complaining. After the mutt quiets-down for a half-minute, the device automatically resets itself to the minimal setting.
Included is a safety feature that turns itself off automatically so that the device doesn't go overboard. It's waterproof and runs off a lithium battery. Coming in sizes that range from 6-to-28 inches, it could actually be used on your pet pig to keep it from making the noise that a hog would utter.
Electricity? It's Static
The pup won't get a jolt of zzzzzable power. The NoBark 6 uses static electricity. The same snap you get when you walk across your carpet, then touch a metal doorknob.
It's not recommended that you keep the device on for more than 8-hours at a time. But while it's engaged, when the dog exercises its voice, the NoBark 6 snaps into gear. It administers a reminder that yapping when it's not necessary is unacceptable.
Sure, you want the mutt to alert you if danger is afoot. But when friends come to visit, or you're watching another movie that you'd like to concentrate on, the collar is a big help. Again, we strongly remind you not to keep it around the pup's neck for any extended period of time. But it's great if you take your buddy on a trip, stay at a pet-friendly, non-Bates Motel and want to leave the dog behind while you and the spouse decide to hit one of the better restaurants in town.
Use Common Sense
Repeating: This is not a device that should be used as a 24/7 collar. A couple of hours are fine, but back-off after about 8. Don't choke your pet with it. Leave a finger space between the collar and the mutt's neck. Give it a little cleaning every now-and-then. Finally, most of the time it's healthy to let a dog bark. So, don't overdo it. Think of it as an alternative to yelling "Shut up!"
BTW, if you're concerned about the strength of the buzz, stick it around your neck and start barking. Yip until you reach level 6. We're sure you'll see it's quite humane.
Just don't use it on your kids. Bad dad.
Jake Theron is an avid dog trainer and hunter who loves to give people his wisdom. He tends to spend most of his time nowadays either training his companions or fulfilling his need to spread his knowledge by writing for bark collars.
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