Since dogs and annoying neighbors was the focus of my last post 
, I decided to post about the anti-barking device that we purchased.
Originally we started with a collar device that emits a piercing sound each time the dog barks. It worked, and the dog stopped barking. The problem is, because she wears it around her neck, it was often set off by her movements. The microphone had only one level of sensitivity, and because it was going off when it shouldn’t, the dog started to fear going outside (where that sound always occurred).
After this we tried a device that simply sits out in the backyard, and it has been much better. It’s called the Bark Smart (deluxe version has a counter and timer, we went for the cheaper one). Because she doesn’t wear this device there are very few erroneous triggers. It also has three levels of sensitivity which is nice. It also can run off batteries, so we can keep it outside all the time, even in the rain (AC adapter can’t be used outside which is dumb).
Overall a really great product, and definitly worth the $25 for the cheaper one.
