By Danny Iskandar

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Dog owners are wandering about the best way to control the excessive dog barking. Barking is the way how the dogs communicate with each other, normally it is not disturbing at all, but when the dog barking becomes obsessive like it never stop then the barking become annoying and need to be controlled right away.

Dog training schools can be one of many options to control excessive dog barking. This obedience schools have many dog trainers that are qualified to train obedience training and to stop excessive barking. The problem is this schools are quite expensive to take. For some people it doesn’t matter as long as the their dog can be trained to behaved well at home.

But for people who can’t afford the dog obedience classes can use another way to control this excessive dog barking, it is quite easy and the most important it is not expensive. Dog training collars are the answer. It is a lot cheaper than taking the obedience classes, it is easy to use because collars are the common tools that every dogs used. To control dog barking we don’t use common collars, we must use dog training collars that has a training device attached to it that can help us stop excessive dog barking.

There are two popular dog training collars that used to control dog barking. Electric dog training collars and citronella dog training collars. Both of them are proven worked to stop excessive dog barking. Depending on the dog breed, we should choose the dog training collars types so it can work well with the dogs.

Electric Dog Training Collars

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Electric dog training collars are the no bark collars attached by the electric media that can send a shock to the dog’s neck when dog barks. The electric dog training collars has a microphone device that respond to the vibration when dog barks and send a shock. That’s why some people named it dog shock training collars. The shock level can be set easily by the dog owner so it won’t make the dog get shock to high and afraid to bark at all. So this electric shock collar must be used carefully. Learn the manual completely before applying the electric dog training collars to the dog or have some tips from other dog owners that has used it for better result.

Some people disagree with this electric dog training collars because they said it was inhumane action. Some also said it can cause emotional problems to the dogs. But others also said this electric dog training collars are helping them much better than the traditional way and cause nothing to their dog but happy situation for both of them. So good or bad this electric dog training collars is depending on the dog owners and the dog breed that used it.

Citronella Dog Training Collars

This citronella dog training collars are different from the electric dog training collars. It doesn’t use the shock to correct the barking, the citronella dog training collars will spray citronella scent toward dogs’ nose. Dogs dislike this scent and will stop barking when smell it. Same with electric dog training collars, citronella collars also have microphone attached to the collar to respond the dogs barking.

This citronella liquid cause no harm to any dogs. That’s why many dog owners choose this citronella dog training collars to stop barking. It is usually used for small dogs that can’t  take the shock effect but also works well to big dogs. Citronella dog training collars is very cheap, you can get it by online shop under $40 and that’s a lot cheaper than taking obedience classes. The problem of using this citronella dog training collars are just you need to refill the citronella after couples of uses.

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Which Dog Training Collars Types Are Good For Me?

The choice of dog training collars is personal matter. No one can decide it for you, You are the only one who knows your dog buddy very well and what kind of dog training collars type suit to him/her. Just for precaution f you choose to use the electric dog training collars, make sure you read the manual of use completely before using it to your dog to avoid any problems ahead. Use the lowest level of shock at start and watch for the dog’s respond, if it doesn’t work well you can try to increase the shock level. For every kind of dog training collars, buy the right size for your dog, because this collar are used everyday and you don’t want your dog releases the collar by itself just because it is not adjust well.

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There are many topic of article and debate about electronic dog training collar among the dog trainer and dog owner. Every topic tells about pros or cons of using the electronic dog training collar. From my point of view, using electronic dog training collar is quite safe, harmless and effective method when combined with quality certified dog trainer.

When using the electronic dog training collar for the first time, remember to read the manual carefully and thoroughly. Learn the guidelines to use the electronic dog training collar wisely and effectively without causing trouble to your beloved dog.

This electronic dog training collar has two common type. Barking and beeper dog training collar. Barking dog training collar system is simple when your dog start barking, it will make the dog training collar response by sending an electric shock through the collar to the neck. This electric shock should be adjusted to the smallest level it could be set, depends on the dog breed size.

Bepper dog training collar works the same way but it is manually set by the owner or dog trainer when the dog misbehaved. The weakness of this bepper dog training collar is the owner or trainer need to be present everytime to control the behavior of the dog. The advantage of this dog training collar is that you can control more bad behavior than just barking problem, such like jumping on people, chewing furniture etc.

Electronic dog training collar is used to train the dog that hard to train with the traditional way, obedience training using treats and reward. Usually people using this electronic dog training collar after they give up and frustated with traditional way. With note, they use electronic dog training collar not to punish the dog but to reinforce training that already done before it so the dog can behave well.

Some dog hard to train using obedience training with treats and reward is because the dog hard to pay attention to the owner or trainer. The purpose of using dog training collar is to get immediate attention from your dog. Once you have his attention by using the dog training collar then you can start the training by giving him the command and work with him to respond well to the command. This work for any kind of dog training collar. So dog training collar is quite effective and humane method when used properly and always remember that the dog needs training not punishment when using this dog training collar.

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Training collar is the most important and useful equipment that can be used in dog or puppy training. Collar and leash training is the one of the easiest and most important training that must be mastered by the puppy or dog.

First of all you need to buy a training collar that match to your dog and the training you want to do. You need to measure you dog’s or puppy’s neck before going to the pet shop so the training collar will fit well to your dog’s neck. Make sure you are able to insert two finger under the training collar to check that collar fits the dog’s neck properly.

Nowadays there are many kind of variety training collar sold by the pet shop. Electronic shock training collar is one of the best collar to train your misbehavior dog or puppy. It uses electric shock sent from the transmitter which operated by the owner or trainer to the dog when they do something wrong. The shock level can be adjust manually according to the dog’s respond. Big dog will not give any respond when shock in the smallest level but different for the small breed. You need to use this electronic training collar very carefully so during the collar training the dog will not be stressed by the electronic shock. Usually used to control dog’s barking.

Another common type of training collar is choke training collar. Different from the electronic training collar, this collar gives specific amount of pressure on the neck when the leash is tightened and will relieve the pressure as soon as the leash is loosened, so it is easy to use and not harm the dog or puppy. Remember not to let the puppy alone with training choke collar put on and the leash is tied up. If snagged, it can cause injury to puppy’s throat and the worst case can choke the puppy to death.

When train your dog or puppy with the training collar, first you need to make the puppy accept the training collar. Just simply put on the training collar without leash attached, let the puppy experience with it, in first time they will try to get rid of the training collar around his neck. Just let it be for a few days till the dog or puppy accept the training collar.

Next step attach the light leash to the training collar for first time, let the dog or puppy experience with it, drag it all around and get used to it. It is important to supervise them cause sometimes puppy get the lead stucked and the training collar will choke their neck, so you must be around to get rid of it.

When the puppy or dog get used to it, try to use the real leash with you holding the end of it. It will make the puppy or dog fell their movement is limitied now. And when they are trying to force the lead they will get the pressure and respond to it, at that time call their name to get back to you and loosened the leash to release the pressure, praise and treat them for getting back. Beware for the dog respond and not late to loose the leash to release the pressure so the training collar doesn’t hurt the dog’s throat. Repeat this training and you will get the best result.

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