There are lots of dog owners who disaprove the use of anti bark collars, considering them to be some inhumane if not even torture devices, but the very same people are subjecting their pets to extremely emotional upset, and even cruelty on some occasions. Some dogs rarely bark, but there are also those who rarely stop barking, and unless you live in the middle of nowhere, your neighbors are going to complain, and of course they’ll have every right to. Incessantly barking will eventually drive anyone up the wall. Excessive barking, especially at inappropriate times will get you into trouble not only with your neighbours, but also with the law. The legislation of most countries stipulates that the owner can be forced to get rid of his dog if this is causing disturbances continuously.

After all those years you have been together with your dog, it will be a significant emotional disturbance to be forced to give him or her to another owner. To make matters worse, the new owners will quite likely get rid of the dog as well once they discover how much disturbance it causes. Such dogs will eventually end up in an animal rescue center, and in the end they will receive lethal injections. How anyone can possibly believe that this type of treatment is more humane than a negligible static shock is beyond belief.

There were cases when a dog has been tortured using a shock collar, and scarie movies were made about the subject, and reports have been written on how cruel the use of these collars is. The vast majority of those who wrote such reports claim to be the most devoted dog lovers, but none of them ever did at least some basic research about the anti bark collars. Some of these people even associate the use of the anti bark collars with the way criminals are prepared for the electric chair. Other reports make claims of burn marks, and this in itself shows just how misinformed these people are. Have you ever seen a skin burn produced by the small AA batterie?

In truth, electronic Anti Bark Collars should be called “tingle” collars, as opposed to shock collars. Few people have not experienced the static energy effect, and we cannot describe the tiny electric shock produced when we touch something metallic as beeing painful. This shock can do no harm, it just gives you a short fright.

Thousands of dogs have escaped euthanasy due to these collars. Practically everyone who has used them consider them to be a real blessing, in that problematic barking almost always stops within just a few days of the collar being put on a dog. Additionally, most Anti Bark Collars will warn the dog before the shock is administered. If the dog continues barking, a mild shock is given, and if it continues, the intensity increases. With that said, even the most powerful shock is little more than what we know as a static shock. It cannot be more powerful than the two AA batteries allow.

The right nickname of these electronic Anti Bark Collars should be in fact “tingle” collars. The intensity of the electric shock is adjustable. Most Anti Bark Collars firstly issue a warning beep.