I tried debark collars but they only work on dumb dogs, I think. Here are my experiences with them. 1. I tried one on a dog who was a continuous barker. He quit barking when he had the collar on but went back to his merry barking whenever the collar was off. The collar was rather heave and it wore off all the hair on his neck and caused an irritation besides.
2. I tried the collar on a dog of another breed who became hysterical when her dinner was being prepared. When she barked the first time the collar was on, she began screaming with fear and thrashed about making it very difficult to get the collar off. The more she screamed the more she was zapped. Poor thing...she never got the connection. I was afraid she would die before we could get the thing off! 3. I tried the collar on another cavalier and he did stop, but kept getting zapped because the collar was reacting to his buddies who were taking turns barking. I do not think that it is necessarily a humane thing to use a no-bark collar especially if you have a number of dogs. Pat ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
