PetSafe PBC-102 No-Bark Collar

Comment: I bought this product after years of dealing with my dog barking at anything and everything. The first night after recieving the product I read the instructions and put it on my dog "Teska". She is very well trained and is used to having collars and leashes taken on and off had no problems puting it on.The first real test was my girlfriend coming home. My dog knows that barking is not ok and does so anyway. She head my girlfriend get home and barked once and got an imidiate beep and shock. This stunned her and made her stop she looked at me and then barked again and recieved another shock. She stopped barking for a good while. Again, later that week friends came over and she barked but she was so excited that she kept barking. I supose that with each bark the shock gets worse. It shocked her so bad she started screaming. She got outside and screamed and ran in circles getting shocked and screaming. I ran to her picked her up and took the collar off. She was ok just a little frightened. I just wanted to say that that this product really does work and I still use it, just be careful with a dog that's new with it. Thanks to this product we all now get peaceful nights sleep and for that I am eternally greatful.

Comment: I was scared to use this but it works, i used it on my dog and now the batteries died but he wears it and it still keeps him from barking (without the batteries), he figured out what it does on his own and now it serves as a reminder. It is gentle and not as bad as i thought.

Comment: I bought this product because my little terrier mix barked at EVERYTHING and EVERYONE... it was just down right embarassing to even take him outside to do his buisness. He's 20 lbs and would bark at people like he was a big pitbull or something. I couldnt take it. I purchased this collar because i read how it didnt just give them one big shock.. it progressed with the shock levels as the dog continued to bark. I only put it on him when i take him outside. I still want him to understand if he's in the house and hears noises i want him to bark kind of as a guard dog. After the first 3 times it worked. At first he thought it was me that was shocking him and he'd jump up on me like a little baby, sorry fo rwhat he'd done. but then he got used to it, he doesnt bark anymore. however, if i take him out without that collar on he will "test" it and let out a little bark to see if he can get away with it. But my husband and i have noticed a huge difference in him. He doesnt bark at everyone anymore. I love it!! I would definently reccomend it!

Comment: The collar worked great on my 2 month old lab. He only had to wear it for about a week at night (that was the only time he barked for us, when he was alone in his kennel). The first two times he barked, he yelped and cried for a few seconds but was quiet after and had no other issues. He is 3 months, going on 4 months now and we do not put the collar on him at night anymore, only when we will leave him in the garage for more than an hour or two alone (as we live in a duplex).

Comment: This product worked fine for about 3 mos then when kapoof. I replaced the batteries however that is not the problem. I am looking for a higher quality collar at the present time. The dog hair must be shaved on the contact area of the neck in order for this to work at all. Good Luck.