Do Anti-Bark Collars Work?
An anti-bark collar is sometimes used for dogs whose barking is disruptive or annoying. Excessive barking can disturb owners, neighbors and may even result in dogs needing to be re-homed. Anti-bark collars work by teaching a dog to associate an unpleasant response to their barking. This is called positive punishment, because a physical deterrent is used to correct unwanted behavior. If an anti-bark collar is used incorrectly, and without a comprehensive training plan to alleviate the causes or conditions relating to the undesirable behavior, dogs will not moderate their barking satisfactorily. If an anti-bark collar delivers the deterrent inconsistently, too late or two early, the dog will not associate the correction with its barking and will become confused, frustrated or agitated.
