unika

I do agree with those of you who think that it's better to fix the problem barker with the training than e-collar on. I had a personal trainer invited twice with no end result. When we have visitors my dog on her most perfect behaviour, as she really loves new people and attention they give her. The trainer has explained dominance/submissiveness issues and worked on some other minor problems with her (such as jumping on people), but no matter what we did, we could not set her up to bark. As I already told you, she seems to be barking at nothing. I always check places she barks at, but can't see or hear anything in there. It made it very hard for the trainer to offer any help. I did not have any problems with my neighbours or authorities yet, but I am afraid that if (when) I'll have them, it will be too late. I would like to fix the problem right now. And I need something effective to use when I am not at home. I am going to buy e-collar and I will let you know later on whether it worked for me. I can see that they are sold in "one size fits all". Did someone have it on a little dog? I hope little ones are not too uncomfortable carrying all this extra collar length to suit a big dog. Thanks to everybody who replied. I appreciate your help.

So nice that people remember me. Yes I have 2 baby cavaliers, and they are not barking (YET?). The nuisance barker is my Maltese-Shih tzu girl and she is mature girl. She really barks at nothing. I mean maybe she hears something to bark at, but I could not hear or see what she is barking at. A few times a day she looks in a random direction (bushes, fence, veg garden) and starts barking as something horrible scary is in there. I usually come and check what she is barking at, but can't see or hear a thing. She can carry on for quite a while barking and barking. When I am at home, I can't stop her by growling "No". I have to take her somewhere where she cannot see what she is barking at, and then she quiets down. I have to be away from home for some time every day and I do not want her to disturb my neighbours. They did not complain yet, but when I ask them whether she is barking, they answer positively. As I have 3 dogs now and might need a collar for one of my Cavaliers in the future, I thought it would be a good idea to buy one. K9force site also mentions that we should check whether collars allowed in our state before ordering. That's why I would like to find out why some authorities ban them.

Thanks a lot for your replies. Looks like citronella would be the waste of money. I suppose electronic impulse one would probably hurt. I also wonder why they are not allowed in some states? In which states? Is this because they are consided animal cruelty by some authorities? If somebody have used electronic impulse collar, please give us your opinion on them. Thanks.

I am considering buying a barking collar. I know of 2 varieties: citronella and electric impulse. I've heard that collars with electric impulse are not allowed in some states. Is this true? Which collar would you recommend? Do they work?