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| Brand: Premier
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $29.99
You Save: $70.00 (70%)
New (11) from $29.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  234 reviews
Sales Rank: 72
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2 x 7 x 2
MPN: 729849100473
Model: SNSBKC
UPC: 759023035154
EAN: 0364180000435
ASIN: B0002D31QU
Release Date: July 11, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Effective, but clunky. July 17, 2008
First I will declare it does work well; it has reduced my Pomeranians barking easily by 75%. Once the dog conditioned himself to recognize the collar, just puttting it on him he begins to curb his behavior. Like the literature states, if the barking is anxiety-based, this collar will not work for you. Our dog is 6 lbs, which is the bottom size limit per the advertised design and it's correct; this collar is unwieldly for small dogs due to the resevoir design. The module is spartan, it is a simple cube design and should have had a design that is smoother with rounded corners. The design from an ergonomic perspective is basic and simpleton; clearly there was not much thought put into it. I am satisfied with its performance and have not noticed any problems with the citrus agent; no residue noted on furniture and my dog doesn't smell like an orange. You will detect citrus smell when it does actuate. Be careful when holding the dog close if he is wearing it, you will get sprayed if he barks. The design has the module sagging at 30 degrees upwards under the dogs jaw/nose area, so whatever is directly infront of the dog will get misted. You can't prevent the sagging, it would require the collar to be dangerously tight. Definitely a more humane collar than shocking. I gave it only 4 stars because of the box design; functionality, it gets 5 stars.
 Works very well even on small dogs July 15, 2008
This collar has worked very well on our 5.5 lb chihuahua. She was quite a barker when out in the yard, but with this collar on she is a model citizen. While we don't leave this on her for very long periods of time (it is a bit heavy on her neck) it is really effective for short stints out into the yard to go potty. Great product! And I'm sure the neighbors appreciate it...
It really works!! July 13, 2008
Similar products sell for triple the price at the big pet stores, so I was worried these would be too good to be true. I also wasn't sure that anything would deter my 2-yr-old Yorkies from barking their heads off.
First good sign: the collars arrived promptly!
Second good sign: they appear to be genuine brand-name collars!
Third good sign: they spray when tested!
Now to try them on the doggies!
The spray box looks kind of large on these little dogs, but it doesn't weigh much and it doesn't seem to inconvenience them any.
We put a collar on the more-barky of the two dogs, and left the other unopened for now. Then we knocked on the front door. As soon as they barked, the collar sprayed! BOTH DOGS IMMEDIATELY STOPPED BARKING!!!! To say they were very surprised would be an understatement!
We knocked again with the same result! We did it a third time and they didn't bark at all!
When we went out, we took the collar off the dog but left it on top of their crate. When we came home, they didn't bark!
It's only the second day, and even without using the collar, barking is much less! When we put the collar on, there is silence! This product can change your life! Buy now!
 Good place to start. July 12, 2008
I bought this product because my dog won't stop barking when tied up outside. When I first put it on her, she would bark and immediately get sprayed in the face. While it definitely helped her stop barking (at first), she quickly learned that if she barked enough, the collar would quickly empty and then she could continue to bark her little heart out. It was a pain to keep running outside to refill the collar as it doesn't hold enough spray at one time. She also went through 1 can of spray in 2 days. Another drawback, the dog smells after wearing the collar. I think the collar would work for the less determined dog but for us it was a fail. It may work if you are willing to keep refilling the collar every 10 minutes for a few days. It is a good place to start for those who don't want to use the shock collar like ourselves.
 Imperfect product July 10, 2008
We have had this product for about 2 months. After the 1st 2 weeks, it stopped working & the folks at Premier were very helpful: They first suggetsed banging the product to clear bubbles, and this helped some. Then after another week or so it stopped working entirely, and the folks at Premier offered to replace it. Meanwhile, had complained to Amazon, who told me to contact Premier, but also sent me a replacement collar. So for the past mnth we have had TWO collars, and now neither is working, despite the banging we periodically do and replacing batteries and re-filling, although, based on past experience, one of them may start working again. Still the uncertainty is maddening, esp when one is using it to quite an otherwise disruptive, barking dog. My wife is too disheartened to call Premier again, since we are unsure what would be gained with a 3rd flaky collar. It's a great product when it works; getting it to work regularly has been an impossible task for us. Thanks
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