I use these on my dogs and while it does not eliminate barking, it definitely stops the continuous barking that annoys the neighbors. The dogs don’t even mine when the collors are put on; I think they don’t associate the collar with the shock — they only gt shocked if the bark too much and most of the time the collar is just a small weight on their neck.

When the dogs were only a few months old one of them had a habit of standing on his hind legs and putting his paws on the counter to see if there was anything interesting up there. Repeated commands to stay down were only effective for about two minutes. Enter remote control shock collar; after wearing it for a few days with no shocks being given, I started give him a level one shock every time his paws touched the counter (I did not say anything or make any motions that he could see). He would get down and check out the floor, as if wondering what the hell was going on. Two days of this and he just quit putting his feet on the counter; that was three years ago. He still will stand on his hind legs to get a view of the counter but he keeps his paws well clear — he has some amazing balance on two legs.

I’ve had some trouble with my dogs barking. When in the house, they almost never do, but when people walk by they tend to bark at them (which I think is generally a good thing), and they often bark through the fence at the neighbor’s dog (who starts it). We’ve taken to avoiding putting them in the yard when the neighbor’s dog is in the yard. This spring, I plan on doing some landscaping that will add a buffer between them and the neighbor’s fence.