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The Best Bark Collars You Can Buy For Dogs

With two levels of spray correction and a tone-only option, the PetSafe Spray Commander Dog Training Collar is a good choice if you don't like the idea of shocking your dog.

If you don't like the idea of shocking your dog for barking, a spray collar might be the right choice. These collars work by releasing a mist of citronella spray each time your dog barks. Citronella is perfectly safe but, because dogs dislike the smell, it acts as a deterrent for barking. Our top pick for the best spray bark collar is the PetSafe Spray Commander Dog Training Collar.

With two levels of spray stimulation, with or without a warning tone, the PetSafe Spray Commander Dog Training Collar is a versatile short-distance option for correcting your dog's barking behavior. It has an 80-foot range and features an adjustable waterproof collar made from comfortable webbing that adjusts up to 23 inches. Each can of citronella provides up to 30 sprays and the entire system is discreet and easy to use.

The Pet God likes the convenience of the three program modes — low spray, high spray, and tone only. K9 of Mine names this training collar its top pick for the best citronella bark collars, noting that while this is a remote control-only device, it works well and is particularly effective with challenging barkers who require frequent correction.

The PetSafe Spray Commander Dog Training Collar has more than 500 reviews on Amazon, many of which are positive. Dog owners like the fact that it comes with a refill can and extra batteries. There are some comments about the automatic version being too sensitive, but the remote-controlled option seems to work well.

Pros: Two levels of spray stimulation and tone-only option, lightweight design, transmitter works up to 80 feet away, waterproof collar, adjusts up to 23 inches, sprays 30 times per can, comes with refill and backup batteries, gentler option than static collars

Cons: Not for puppies dogs under 8 pounds, remote-control only, somewhat expensive compared to other models, may not be as effective as other types of bark collar

Buy the PetSafe Spray Commander Dog Training Collar on Amazon for $154.95

BarkLight Collars On Guard Dogs Could Help Protect Livestock

article by Zoë Hanley, Defenders of Wildlife; research conducted by Defenders of Wildlife field conservation staff

Gray wolf expansion into previously occupied habitat is among the most ecologically successful but socially controversial wildlife restoration efforts undertaken in the western United States. Conflicts between wolves and humans arising from livestock depredation have resulted in the killing of thousands of wolves and continue to undermine species recovery. More than 100 studies indicate that nonlethal methods of deterring carnivores from livestock are as effective as or superior to lethal control. Nonlethal methods have the added advantage of supporting human–wildlife coexistence, through enabling ranchers and wolves to share landscapes and ecosystem benefits, including top predator regulation of ecosystem processes. Adaptive and proactive nonlethal predator deterrents are more sustainable and ecologically beneficial than lethal control programs, which cost millions of dollars and kill untold numbers of wildlife every year.

photo by majeczka photo by majeczka

We used a Christine Stevens Wildlife Award to field test a nonlethal predator deterrent, the E-Shepherd collar, which had shown promise in South Africa when placed on livestock. When tests in the western United States yielded disappointing results, we transitioned to testing a prototype for a new, experimental product called BarkLight Collars. The collars, which are triggered by sounds in the frequency range of a dog bark (400Hz), are placed on livestock guard dogs. When the dogs bark, which typically occurs when defending livestock from a threat such as a wild predator, bright LED lights flash on the collars. If the sound is determined to be a real bark (pattern of 3–4 barks in 100ms) the lights stay on for up to one minute. The barking also triggers additional lights installed on the property and serves to deter predators and alert humans that predators are near.

During the summer of 2019, in partnership with livestock producers, we field tested the prototype collars on multiple livestock guard dogs. Initial testing showed that these devices work as designed while not distressing the dogs. We identified several improvements to the electronics and the design of the device's plastic shell to increase the effectiveness and durability of the collars. These optimizations include refinements in waterproofing and in both power source and management. In addition, we learned that Great Pyrenees dogs, a breed commonly used as guard dogs, have a distinctive bark pattern. Since the algorithm that distinguishes between dog barks (generally in the 400Hz range) and other sounds was based on recordings of Great Pyrenees, the software will likely need additional tuning to work with other types of dogs. We are satisfied with the proof of concept of the BarkLight Collar. Our main livestock producer partner is also encouraged by the performance of the devices and is working with the High Desert Design Center, which manufactured the original prototype, to move the product forward to eventual market testing.

This study was funded by the Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards program. To learn more about this program or to view additional studies, click here.



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