About Barking

Barking can be heard wherever there are dogs - in homes, neighborhoods, kennels, motels, cars, and parks, and during training sessions. Barking in some situations is acceptable or desirable, but too much barking or barking at the wrong time annoys you and those around you. It strains neighbor relations, leading to nuisance complaints and citations from municipal authorities. It stresses kennel personnel. Lastly, it puts undue stress on the dog as well.

Excessive barking is a vicious cycle for your dog. Barking leads to stress which leads to barking, which leads to more stress, which leads to more barking, and so on. Excessive barking is often related to neurotic behaviors, destructive habits, phobias, and stress-related diseases in dogs. Kennels with pregnant or lactating bitches, veterinary hospitals with recuperating dogs, and boarding kennels with a high turnover of pets all suffer from this problem. Even calm dogs can pick up an excessive barking habit from the surrounding dogs in a kennel.

By controlling barking, a Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter reduces stress in dogs and reduces the undesirable behaviors that often accompany barking: behaviors such as jumping over fences, pacing, and "fence fighting." This product utilizes behavior modification to enable the dog to change his own barking behavior by using a method that is easy for the dog to learn and very acceptable to him. A vibration sensor which senses when barking occurs, instantly triggers safe, mild electrical stimulation automatically. The dog learns to associate this unpleasant sensation with his own act of barking. He quickly learns that he can prevent this discomfort by not barking at all. Because the dog's own barking sets off the electrical stimulus, the dog's owner or trainer is not involved in any way. This eliminates the possibility of an inconsistent correction for barking. The Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter gives the dog the consistent learning environment he needs to make it easy for him to learn not to bark. Furthermore, he doesn't perceive his owner as the "bad guy" involved in the correction.

The Tri-Tronics Bark Limiter is "always on duty," regardless of circumstances. It's a highly effective method for the control of barking whenever the dog is wearing the collar. The dog stays calm and happy while he learns when it is appropriate to bark and when it is not.