NPS No Shock Bark Collar for Small to Large Dogs - Smart Chip Adjusts to Stop Barking in 1 Minute - Highly Effective Vibration and Sound Stops Barks Fast with No Pain - Safe, Anti-Bark Device

One of my top purchases. I bought this to help with my new dog, a rescue. He's a fairly large, young dog, and whoever had him before me evidently let him do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted to do it. He was completely untrained except for being housebroken, which was a nice surprise. Anyway, I was having a lot of trouble with him paying attention to us when we told him to do or not do something. If he wanted to do whatever it was, there was no stopping him. He was going to do it no matter what we tried. He was really bad about jumping up on you and he was relentless about getting into the trash and eating paper, rubber gloves and whatever else he fancied. I tried everything I could think of but was having a LOT of trouble with him. A neighbor suggested a collar like this, and after resisting the idea for a while, I thought that it would be inhumane, I decided to try it out. Well, let me tell you, after a few weeks, he is a different dog. He still has a way to go, but at least with the help of this collar, he's on his way to being a real pleasure to have around. When I first got the collar, I tried it on myself to see how it would feel to him. The static shock goes from 1-99. I tried it on me from 1-5 and couldn't go any higher. When I use it on his bad behavior I haven't had to go any higher than 3 or 4. The only thing I've had to do differently is, when hes being especially hard headed, is to wet his neck under the collar so that the pulse gets through the fur to his skin, which is no problem since the collar unit is waterproof. Now, all I have to do is to use the beep/vibrate functions and he straightens right up and listens to what we say to him, (most of the time, anyway). The shock doesn't really hurt him. It's uncomfortable, yes, but not as bad as I thought it would be before I finally gave up and bought the collar on Amazon. I was on the verge of giving up on him and taking him back to the Humane Society as a result of his over the top bad behavior. This collar has been the one product that I have tried on him that really makes a difference. I would whole heartedly reccommend it, with one caveat. Before you put it on your dog (or boyfriend or girlfriend, ha) try it on yourself so you know what they are feeling. After a surprisingly short period, it will make a tremendous difference in their bad behavior. It's very rare now that I have to resort to the static shock. Usually the beep, vibrate ot the combination beep/vibrate function is all that is needed to let him know that you are serious and he listens to what you're saying. It has REALLY made a difference and I have had zero problems with it so far after about a month of having it. The battery life is great. I charge it up about once a week. ive had no problem with the range but havent had to try it further than about three hundred feet, so I have no idea of the effective range limits. It will work through the house walls as i have had to use it to quiet him from incessant barking at night when we first brought hin home. After a few weeks of using it, there are times I don't even have to use it. All I have to do when he's being hard headed, is reach for the remote and if he sees me, he will straighten up, as he has connected the remote to the beep/vibrate/shock in his little doggie brain. My only suggestion is to use the shock function sparingly and only then after trying the beep or vibrate functions first. It wont take your pet long to realize that one leads to another if he or she doesnt behave. Never use it to punish your pet. Only use it as a training aid. There is always the possibility for misuse/abuse with this collar and others like it. Always supervise kids if they have access to the remote as they don't realize or possibly don't care about what it's doing to your pet. Treat you animals like a part of your family because thats exactly what they are. Love them and they will always return that love tenfold.

In June our family adopted a 7-year old retiring dog from a local breeder. With two elderly dogs we didn’t want our youngest to be alone in the coming years, and with a new baby we knew we couldn’t take on a puppy too! Her initial placement had backed out, which felt like a small miracle. It made sense to us to transition any dog into our home while I was on maternity leave.My husband was estatic, finally a dog to call his! Surely if he drove the three hours each way to retrieve her, she’d be bonded to him by the time she arrived home. It sounded like the perfect unexpected surprise.Until it wasn’t.Weeks and months went by where she’d howl the minute he opened his mouth. And howl, and howl, and howl.Whether he ignored her or had gotten down to her level, still the howling worsened. We had reached out to behavioural specialists, had tried all of the things suggested, and were stressed, heart broken and felt we had failed her. We were days, maybe hours from rehoming her when I decided to try the NPS collar as a last ditch effort.Not to be too dramatic but within minutes we had a new dog.This was weeks ago.My husband says he’s heard her howl a couple times since then and the collar corrects her. Instead of continuing to howl constantly, the initial beep is enough to remind her to stop. She’s gained more confidence than she had before because we aren’t on edge about her howling. Her tail is no longer between her legs, she wags it and approaches us with more ease.This product literally gave her a second chance, and has given us hope that we can remain her forever family where she can enjoy the rest of her retirement years.

I never leave feedback. Actually, this is the first time. However, this device is terrible and not worth the price, nor is it effective. It does beep when the dog barks, but it comes only with one small battery, which does not last longer than a week. The device cannot be turned off, so the battery quickly discharges. It only has five settings (not the 7 advertised) and is incredibly cheaply made.Do not buy this product. It only does one thing, beep, and does it poorly.

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After a neighbor, we did not even know left a note on our door, saying our dog barked ALL day. We knew we had to make a change. We had stopped leaving him outside since we did not want him to annoy the neighbors.The collar is amazing and worked after the first five minutes. It was absolutely incredible. When your dog barks the first time it lets out a high-pitched beep. After the second bark, it lets out even a longer high-pitched beep The third bark will elicit a long beep and a vibration. We never even got to the third bark ever. And we have an Anatolian Shepherd! We leave the collar super loose since we don’t really need the vibration component the beep alone fixes the bark problem. If you have a Barker, you must try this collar. It is absolutely incredible. The reviews listed before were super helpful and correct.Now, when we forget to put it on, he doesn’t even bark. It has actually corrected his behavior long-term, not just when the collars is on him.

I still use this after a year but all plastic parts and I have to tape the top on over the battery case. Seems to be going through the batteries faster now, and collar does slip and loosen easily. Check often, and would not use in water.

It sort of works. It does dissuade my dog from barking..it’s also a random torture device. The problem is I have more than one dog and it can be triggered if the other dog barks (which is an arbitrary punishment for a not misbehaving dog)So as long as you have one dog.. not two… it may work for you.