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| Brand: Premier
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $24.99
You Save: $75.00 (75%)
New (20) Used (1) from $24.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  316 reviews
Sales Rank: 79
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:
 Wonderful Product! May 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This no-bark collar worked so well the first time that I used it, I kicked myself for not having bought it sooner! It took only two barks before my dog decided not to do so again. Now, after a month, I can let her outside without the collar and she stays quiet - the neighbors love this collar too!
Best Bark Control Divice! May 22, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is the best alterative for people (like myself) who don't want to use shock collars on their dogs. We have three dogs, and two of them are really bad barkers. My Border Collie, Roxy, is the worst, and my mom's Yellow Lab, Twinkie, would be next in line. br /br /Here's the big question....what personality is YOUR dog? I put this collar on Roxy, and it's been a like a miracle. But I tried it on Twinkie, and it doesn't even phase him. br /br /Roxy is both very sensitive in nature and in senses. And Twinkie is really bold and stubborn. When this device sprays him, he just snorts it out and starts barking again. You can tell he gets the idea of not to bark, but still does it anyway thinking, "This is all it does, pshh! Whatever!" And continues to bark. br /br /Roxy on the other hand, cowers and runs away at the very sound of it!br /Having said that, remember that this product is NOT to CORRECT the dog, but rather DISTRACT him from whatever he's barking at. The citronella smell isn't as bad as I thought it would be. It's like bitter/sour citrus, (maybe lemons) a good idea for dogs!br /br /And yes, some dogs, (even Roxy for awhile) might figure out what volume to bark without setting it off, but Roxy stopped doing that after a few days. I guess she thought it wasn't worth the trouble! :) Overall, I would definitely recommend this product and give it a try!br /
 Well, it worked for a few days! May 19, 2007
I followed the instructions (or so I thought) for breaking in the dog with his new collar to maximize its effectiveness. I monitored him the first few times, reinforcing my displeasure with his barking when the collar sprayed him but also praising him when he didn't respond to typical barking triggers. I tried to avoid keeping it on him too long, and then used it only intermittently for about a week. But when I started a new job and left it on him for the day (8-5) the reservoir was completely empty when I got home. I thought maybe it was just low to begin with, so I tried again with a full reservoir the next day. Same result! Uh oh. Bad boy!!! Since I don't hear him barking when I pull in the driveway, my hope is he uses it all up on one 25-bark spurt and then is quiet the rest of the day (or at least that's what I'm choosing to believe until and unless I get any complaints). I'm sure it does work for a lot of dogs as I was very impressed in the early going. I may start over and try giving it one more shot, but I think it's important to keep your expectations realistic.
A miracle May 18, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my barking dogs. We live in a condo and the neighbors complained that they had been barking all day.br /br /After one day there was a noticeable difference. The barking was stopped and they began to approach strangers and let them pet them.br /br /Hopefully it will continue to produce these results!
 Rewarding positive behavior May 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's still too early to tell whether the spray in the face will curb my older dog's incessant barking when someone comes to the door, but the squirt in the face does appear to give him pause. Unfortunately, the squirt doesn't happen 100% of the time. (I think it depends on the tightness of the collar, or how much he strains when he barks.) To me, the most valuable thing, however, was the advice that accompanied this device: namely to ignore the barking (letting the squirt be its own feedback), but as soon as the barking stopped to say "Good, quiet" and give an edible reward. The plan is to teach him the word "quiet" gets rewards, so that eventually he'll want to do it on cue. I could never figure out how to teach the concept of "no bark," so I'm hopeful this combination of positive and negative rewards will do the trick.
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