susieq112's Full Review: Innotek BC 50B Automatic No Bark Collar with Batte...
When we moved out in the county, I thought my dogs barking days may have been put on hold. After a couple of weeks, it quickly become evident that they had found more (of nothing) to bark at, than before. When I just had one dog, barking didn't seem to be problem, but ever since we turned into a two dog family the situation seemed to escalate, day after day.
PETSMART As a rule, I would never consider purchasing any items that shock any of my animals. But when we reached the tipping point, I made a trip to PetsMart, where I quickly learned that No-Bark collars are somewhat expensive. The only alternative I really saw was a plug-in device that emitted a high pitched sound in the event of barking, but it had a small "effective-radius," so I had one of the employees show me the options. Had I not already been strapped for cash, I probably would of purchased a lighter weight unit, but they sell for about $30 more. Seeing that I purchased this clunky shocker for $50, that was plenty. I only purchased one on the premise that one dog was particularly worse than the other and I wasn't planning on leaving it on for an extended period of time, so I could alternate between the dogs, until the problem is "hopefully solved".
SPECIFICS The Innotek BC-50B No Bark Collar, is a bark collar that requires a battery and one is included in the package, but must be installed by the purchaser. Nothing difficult, just for one reason or another it doesn't come pre-installed in the device.
The collar is black nylon and extremely long. Regardless of the size of your dog, from Great Dane to Toy Poodle (as in our case) the collar can be adjusted. If your wanting a shorter length you'll probably want to cut off the excess, so it doesn't drag on the floor.
The box attached to the collar is of course the shocking device. The box is approximately 2 inches long, 1 inch wide, and 1 inch deep, for a rough estimate and it is particularly clunky, especially hanging around my little dogs neck. If you want to test the device all you need to do is rub the two probes on a hard, smooth, surface (ie. kitchen counter) and a red light should blink on the front of the box.
The probes are around a quarter of an inch long and are suppose to push into the skin of your animal. The instructions indicate that you should only be able to fit a few fingers in between the collar and your dogs neck. At first, we noted the light blinking when the dog barked, but the dog wasn't visibly reacting to any shock. Since it was my poodle and his hair was long, I ended up having to cut the hair down on his neck before the probes would make contact with him, instead of his hair.
The reaction my dogs have had after being shocked includes a high pitched shriek, like they have just been scared to death. On more than one occasion this has left my poodle physically shaking, so we only put the collar on when it is absolutely necessary and he won't respond to multiple 'no's'.
The packaging also notes that the device is water resistant. This means we don't have to worry about heavy dues offering up an unwarranted shock, but it isn't water proof, so no pups swimming with this collar on!
Overall, I don't care for the premise of this product, but for a last ditch effort we are giving it a try. Is it a miracle answer? No, we put the collar on, it shocks, we take it back off because we feel sorry for the animal. It has, however, thwarted the problem and at least that is a step in the right direction
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