Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Ultrasonic Collars

Ultrasonic Collars

If your dog is wearing an ultrasonic noise collar, then he is treated to an extremely high-pitched and unpleasant siren noise every time he barks above a particular decibel level. That said, these collars rarely work and could even encourage barking. This is different than a citronella dog bark collar.

The sound emitted is very high-pitched and ultrasonic. Unfortunately, many dogs don't actually have ultrasonic hearing, meaning they wouldn't be able to sense the collar siren anyway.

If the ultrasonic collar is emitting a high-pitched noise, that noise may be encouraging your dog to bark louder and longer. Typically, when dogs hear noises, they consider it their cue to either start barking or continue barking. That's why many ultrasonic devices just don't work.

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