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As dog owners know, every pet has both good habits that endear them to their owners; and bad habits that give their owners headaches. Wally is a 5-year old Labrador that his owner loves for being quiet, most of the time at least, and because Wally knows when not to bother his owner. Except when he senses that other dogs are near the front gate. Then and only then does he ignore everything else, and barks madly, whether or not his owner is tired from work. This is Wally’s bad side. Evelyn was to discover for herself how quickly this behaviour could be controlled using electronic collars.

Evelyn understands that barking is the usual way dogs express themselves. But she gets migraines when she can’t stop Wally from barking, especially when it’s so early in the morning. There are nights when Evelyn is awakened from sleep, abruptly, by wild barking. Unlike some dog owners, she does not want to yell at her dog. She tried to bribe Wally with attention and treats, to bring back some quiet in the house. But then even a combination of those didn’t budge Wally from barking. Evelyn kept apologizing to her neighbours.

One late afternoon, home from work, Evelyn spent some extra time with her Labrador. The no-bark collar, a shock type, fit Wally’s neck nicely. What was needed was to keep watch on Wally until he got used to wearing the collar. Electronic dog collars can be activated in two ways - through a sensor on the collar or via remote control. When Wally barks, the sensors on his collar detect his bark along with the vibration from his throat, and release a harmless electric current. This is the type of collar Evelyn invested in, at first.

Later that evening, when Wally sensed some dogs outside their front gate - they were being walked by their owners - he leapt from the couch and ran to the window facing the gate, and barked as he normally did. Wally showed a startled look on his face. As with some dogs, Wally tried to keep barking anyway, only to be met by a shock every time. Evelyn, based on customer comments she read, wasn’t surprised to see Wally trying out other ways to bark, to get past the shocks. The succeeding nights produced the same results, and Evelyn was happy for the hard-won quiet in her home.

Wally still senses other dogs outside their gate, but his wild barking has stopped. But the barking mad behaviour was gone, thanks to electronic collars.

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