Top 10 Dog Training & Behavior Aids

It is often said that there is no better protection against burglars than a good watchdog. Well, that may be, although we have our doubts. A fact is, however, that many of these 'biological alarm systems' often bark and keep on barking for no apparent reason. Normally, no blame attaches to the dog for this: it just has not been trained properly. While there is little we can do to prevent dog stains when the dog is not trained yet, a simple anti-barking unit may prove useful in providing correct dog training.

A loudly barking dog may be a deterrent to tresspassers and other wrongdoers. Unfortunately, some dogs have never been taught when and why they should bark. A few barks for a good reason are fine, but continual barking soon becomes a nuisance to everyone around, not least the neighbours. And, of course, a dog that always barks is not a good watchdog (by the same reasoning that a burglar alarm which frequently goes off falsely has become useless as an alarm).

The problem often occurs when the dog is left alone in the house. Before a dog is ever left alone, it should be taught a few 'social graces'. This takes time and effort. The dog must be spoken to sternly when it goes on barking: the correct moment is very important. It makes no sense to rebuke a dog in the evening for what it has done wrong during the day: a dog's brain just cannot understand this.

It is appreciated that not everybody can stay at home days on end to speak sternly to a barking dog. It is for these owners that an anti-barking device may prove a godsend. It is attached to the collar of the dog and contains a small microphone and a beeper. The microphone registers the barking of the dog. If this lasts only a short while, nothing happens. If the barking continues, the threshold of an acoustic switch is exceeded, whereupon the beeper is actuated and produces an irritating (to the dog) sound. If the dog stops barking, the beeps cease also.

The idea of this is that the dog soon will learn that its barking and the irritating beeps have something to do with one another. The hope is that it will soon learn not to bark unless there is a very good reason for it.

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