Customer Reviews:
 Great collar, strange snap/buckle April 19, 2008
The collar is great. Plenty of length on the collar to fit all dogs. Has some nice settings (off, low, medium, higher, test mode). Has quick snap connector but also a buckle on it. The use of the buckle and connector is a bit weird how they have it setup but works.
bark bark bark March 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this for my sister because her neighbors were calling in to complain about her new dog-a Sheperd.
It got to the point where she was cited by the police for noise disturbance.
The first night she placed this on Rex it worked wonders.
She put it on the lowest level and it did very little for a large dog.
She then cranked it up to the middle spot and it worked like the box said.
The barking has stopped in all but the most provocative moments such as someone walking around the fence which we tested. So he still barks when he needs to but the recreational barking is no longer.
I recommend this
 Absolutely Amazing February 11, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Cars, pedestrians, the UPS truck, stray dogs, cats...my otherwise wonderful dog would bark at the slightest provocation and charge madly at his target. I tried the scent-spray collar and it didn't have any impact so this was my last resort. I set the collar on the lowest correction (the deluxe model has three settings), and put his collar on. His next "bark-a-thon" lasted about 20 seconds (while he was at the same time charging the front fence at a passing car) - he STOPPED charging toward the fence and STOPPED barking. Four hours later, when he caught wind of a cat in the back yard, he charged out as usual and the barking ended in about 10 seconds. THE END - no kidding! That was five days ago, and he hasn't barked since that first day. Not only am I (and, no doubt, my neighbors) delighted that he's stopped the bark-a-thons, he's much calmer about the normal goings-on around here. He still runs out to check out any strange noises, but there's no charging and spinning out at the fence and he's not chasing the poor cats. I will say that he looked very startled the first time he received a correction - but as soon as I reassured him, all was well again. This works much faster and it's much more effective than months of "quiet" commands that were, for the most part, completely ignored. A great product!
Great collar, weird mix-up January 12, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I bought one of the collar as pictured directly from the PetSafe website. It was the best I've had of three different types of bark collars because it doesn't fire when the dog shakes his head, and the adjustable dial gives me control over the severity of the "reminder" the dog receives. A school play yard is adjacent to my backyard, and the dogs would bark hysterically whenever the children were outside, driving my wonderful neighbors nuts. It worked so well on my younger Schnauzer that I decided to get another one for the older Schnauzer. The new collar arrived with a different buckle arrangement than the one in the picture. It has the black plastic snap fastener, a metal buckle, holes for the buckle tongue to go through, and a black plastic holder for the excess strap. All this gear on a little mini Schnauzer neck is not a pretty sight! The holder piece broke, so I have to weave the excess strap under the collar so it doesn't flap around. Now, the good news: Amazon.com is sending me a free replacement, and I don't have to send back the one I have until the new one arrives! Way to go, Amazon.com!
Just a note for the unaware: smart dogs who really want to bark quickly learn that they can bark through the series of six shocks at the first (mildest) level, then they won't get shocked again for quite some time. That's a safety feature built into the collar, and can make one think the collar isn't working. This particular problem can be overcome by adjusting it up a notch on this collar! A nice feature!
Turned My Barker into a Church Mouse January 8, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have 3 dogs (2 mini-dachshunds and a mutt), and decided to invest in this for the instigator of the bark-fest that takes place at my house daily. I tried an ultra-sonic device that didnt do anything, along with other behavioral things. My husband was ready to get rid of the dogs and I was getting a little nutty. This was worth every penny.
I started on the weakest setting and that worked fine for my dog. When the collar gave a "correction", my dog yelped, and would run into her kennel, which made me feel horrible. It took only about 3 "corrections" over the course of the week to transform my dog into being a church mouse.
Since my other dogs took up the barking given up by the instigator, I rotated it among my 3... until the mutt got ahold of it and chewed off the dial....
A couple of things... You have to buy the special batteries by Petsafe for this, which is sort of a pain. It is also rather bulky for smaller dogs.
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