When his work hours end, Mark is eager to come to Gabriel, his Labrador. Even before Mark unlocks his front door, Gabriel is already eager to see his master. Mark plays with his dog, even before he takes off his shoes.
Things were not always this happy.
“He’s barking again, and it’s scaring my cats,” one of Mark’s neighbours would complain over the phone.
There were even nights when Mark thought of giving up on his dog, having been awakened at midnight by his barking. It took some online surfing, but a solution – an anti bark dog collar – was found to be effective.
Toning down all that barking
Because he doesn’t want his neighbours always complaining about his dog, a good owner tries to find ways to reduce all that excessive barking.
No one wants to be forced to take some time off from work just to find out what’s making your dog bark loud enough to disturb neighbours.
Should you be taking your dog somewhere, riding your car, it’s more annoying when he barks like hell inside the vehicle.
If only the dog stopped at the noise he made – he would also keep restlessly running, knocking down things inside the house and even wrecking them.
Mark discovered that dogs being walked at early dawn and mid-afternoon caused Gabriel’s barking.
He decided Gabriel needed some re-conditioning.
Mark decided to look into dog conditioning tools.
An easy item to shop for
Once Mark decided on the size for his dog, he simply needed to choose the deterrent system.
His choices were a low voltage shock – the static collar type.
A liquid that got sprayed near the dog’s nose – the spray type.
A sound emitted that only the dog could hear – the ultrasonic type.
Mark went with the spray type.
His research informed him that his dog’s sense of smell would only be irritated by the spray.
A few days after wearing his anti bark dog collar, Gabriel toned down.
