20 Best Outdoor Anti Barking Device (2022 Updated)

Would work fine as a training aid to a dog you have access to. It get’s their attention but not their respect. NO effect on a problem animal.

I just received my device and the very first time I used it my little Luke, a Maltese, stopped barking and looked at me as if to say, what did you do. He started to bark again and it only took one more push of the button and he went and laid down!! I wish I had known about these a long time ago!! I love this thing!!.

I bought one of these to keep other people’s dog from getting my dog riled up as we walk by other yards. I can attest that this brand and model absolutely works. I believe more than 16 ft as well. Well worth if you are wanting neighbor dogs and cats even out of your yard.

Much prefer this bark controller than any other (especially the ones that the dog wears). I keep it by my side and if pup starts whining, use it. If pup decided to start barking again I use it and it stops that behavior in its tracks.

Does not work at all. Dogs do not even care about the frequency. They just keep barking. Have been training them for 10days now. No result.

Absolutely incredible! The very first day I used it on my 9-month-old Springer, I saw results! She always barked non-stop while I was preparing her meals. She barked as usual while I was preparing her breakfast; by that evening when I was fixing her dinner, she didn’t bark at all, and hasn’t since.

Her barking while playing has really subsided to a minimum. I have also used it on her brother with similar results. The one-size-fits-all collar has closely spaced holes for a perfect fit. The only drawback is that the collar is long, and there is no place to secure the excess.

I solved this problem by cutting off several inches; still leaving enough collar to accommodate my larger dog’s neck. I highly recommend this product.

Exactly what i was after Only ever have had to use it on level 2 and it has shocked my dog maybe twice and she doesn’t really bark much at all anymore. I only have to put it on every now and again if she gets barky again but it’s made an amazing difference in our home.

Our dogs were barking all day everyday and we live on a corner block so whenever anyone walked past they would bark their heads off and wake the baby. Now they walk to the fence and sniff. It’s great.

Highly recommend and amazing customer service. My dogs are German shepherds and cocker spaniels for reference.

Wow, I am so surprised I didn’t buy this earlier. I have a very energetic 1yr Purebred male German Shepherd. He doesn’t have a bad habit of barking all the time but whenever he sees another dog, he goes crazy.

I have only used this twice now, on level 1, and he will not bark when he wears the collar. This is the best tool that I have found to really cause your dog to actually THINK about what he or she is doing.

I can try to calm him down all I like with no collar, but I am not a robot so therefore the likely hood of myself being completely consistent every single time I have to correct him is slim. He is trained, overall very kind.

But I am so glad I have finally found a solution to this problem. Thank you!! He won’t need to wear it every single day, but having the ability to come back to the collar for any extra reinforcement in the future is awesome.

oh and the money back guarantee is also great too! :).

The SBC-10 performs as advertised. It is quick to recharge and maintains charge surprisingly well. It is VERY effective, and WILL end the habitual barking. I have 3 beagles housed in outdoor kennels, that had developed a habit of persistent barking.

The SBC-10 ended the behavior immediately. Correct color adjustment is crucial. I very much recommend using the ‘user select’ mode, and in the minimal stimulation setting, as it is more than enough stimulation for effectiveness.

Although the description sounds less severe, I feel that the ‘progressive stimulation’ mode only creates inconsistency in training principle. My previous experience with e-collars was in stopping hunting dogs from running deer.

I found that to be quite simple, effective, and straightforward. Using the SBC-10 is quite different in that it is not as straightforward for the dog, in that since the stimulation is likely to produce barking in reaction, and that a chain of bark/stimualtion, bark/stimulation is likely to occur, and takes MUCH longer for the dogs to learn to avoid the pattern.

A mode level low enough to avoid the reaction barking, and high enough to stop the voluntary barking is the goal. Using an ordinary e-collar to break dogs off deer of course does not stimulate the dog to a reaction bark, but is not useful for bark control.

My German shepherd’s barking had gotten so bad we were nearly thinking we might have to rehome him Our shepherd would sit perched on a mound and constantly bark at the neighbours dog all day. And if the dog wasn’t there, he would keep barking until the dog appeared We thought we had tried everything – walking everyday, thousands of dollars on training, confining to small sections of the yard, using other static collars.

But nothing worked After our new baby came along, and we couldn’t respond to his barking straight away, we were nearly at the point of rehoming him. I’ve also lost count of how many council notices we’ve had from our long suffering neighbours complaining After a quick call to barkcontrol, they were able to give me heaps of advice and recommended this collar.

I was a little dubious as we had tried different static collars in the past, but he just barked straight through them I ordered it on Friday and it arrived on Sunday. We charged it up and popped it on him.

We set it to manual mode and put it on number 4 (as recommended as our dog was already used to wearing other static collars). I can tell you now – it worked straight away! He gave it a few “test” barks; and we’ve not heard a peep from him since! Hes nearly 8 years old and has been a habitual barker for most of his life!! My only regret is that we didn’t buy this years ago!!! 11/10 would recommend! I would pay any amount of money for a product that works this well (I did find it a little tricky to set up as the buttons aren’t super responsive, but I still managed to figure it out ok).

I was really apprehensive about buying my pup a bark collar but had no choice following council complaints about his barking. I researched thoroughly and found this the best collar on the market as I could control the setting and it seemed the safest and most reliable.

I spoke with the guys in Brisbane who were most helpful and patient with all my concerns/questions and decided to get one. The transaction went smoothly and I was able to pick it up instantly, they were even waiting outside to hand me the collar as there were no parking spots available in the car park at that time of day.

I got the collar home and popped it on my 6mths old pup on the lowest setting. He got used to it very quickly and I could instantly see that it was only a little discomfort for him when he barked. His behaviour corrected within 24 hours and I rarely have to use it now.

I still put it on him irregularly when he gets a bit excited and starts his barking again. It is also easy to use, easy to charge and weatherproof. I would highly recommend Bark Control collars for their product and their excellent service.

Just started using this tool a couple of weeks ago. I’ve seen good improvement in Bug’s behavior when I say ‘leave it’. This past winter he began chasing trucks on our road; needless to say, very dangerous habit.

My Westie is a true terrier. On our morning walks we always had to cross the street to avoid passing bigger dogs. He would bark his head off! It became embarrassing as everyone avoided us! He also likes to watch TV and every time a dog appeared he barked endlessly! With this device used properly, he no longer barks in these situations.

I highly recommend it!.

We have two black lab brothers who like to fight. Nothing we did worked to stop them. The Doggie Don’t stops them every time..

Great product. Works perfectly. The first day the dogs have changed attitude. Stopped barking. The shock N is strong. But annoy the dog. Thank you.

Initially it worked well,but now he barks through it,although not as long. He is 10 and I know you ad did not recommend it for dogs over 8 but thought we would try it.

Product conforms to the description, packing and fast delivery OK, no problem, I advice happens. Works very well. See in time. Very nice.

I honestly never thought I’d buy a collar for barking, but I recently moved from an apartment to a single family home so my pup could have a backyard and Doggie door which she LOVES! However the raccoons, opossums and squirrels ALSO love the backyard which my tiny home defender can’t stand nor can all my neighbors dogs who all start barking in unison.

So I had to do something to try to keep the peace. I was adamant about buying a collar that had no shock whatsoever and was happy to find this humane option. My pup can/will grumble which I don’t mind at all, but this stops the loud barking.

It’s only been two days thus far and so she’ll bark once then stop which is a vast improvement especially when going after those “evil” (in her mind) critters in the backyard. It’s a bit big on her and it’s not pretty imo so I only put it on her in the evening hours then it’s back off for bedtime, However so far so good.

The seller is fantastic too with great customer service. I’d definitely recommend this product!.

My little dog was obsessed with barking at everything. She trusted no one and would bark uncontrollably if she heard any sound. This collar stopped her constant barking the very first day. It has literally changed my life.

I can’t believe it!! My dog is well-behaved and a sweetheart who can be in public situations and meet people. I like that the collar is fully waterproof and has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts for a long time.

I bought this collar for one of our medium sized dogs that spends a lot of time outdoors. I’m pleased to say that this collar holds a charge for a long time in between uses and works well to train your dog.

The different tone/vibration choices are great. And I love that this is waterproof. Definitely great if we are caught late coming home and our dog is out for a few minutes in inclement weather. I’m very happy with this purchase.

Tried others before finding this model. Others had the strange problem of correcting the dog when it wasn’t barking. Wasn’t going to put up with that. This never happens with this model. It also won’t go off if our other dog barks right next to her.

Important note- because our dog is medium sized (with a large bark) and fairly easily discouraged from barking this worked great. When she tries to bark (rarely now) the first mild correction is enough to stop her from continuing.

If there’s something that really scares her or alarms her (this has only happened once so far) she will bark up till about 5-6 then stop and wait 30 seconds then start again. So your experience may vary and the more expensive programmable model might work better.

FYI- first battery lasted 5-6 weeks and that was during her learning phase so lots more barks than now.

With the help from a Bark Control friendly staffer, I actually swapped to this collar from the Sportdog collar (which was absolutely brilliant also until my dachshund decided howling was his new favourite pastime).

This collar is a lot more sensitive to howling and on the high setting will pick up whining also. I loved the sportdog display better, but this one is easy to set up once you read instructions, and there’s also a YouTube video to help.

The static seems quite strong so we leave on lowest setting. And on Medium Sensitivity Function. My mini is 6. 5kg, the collar is a little bulky (most are) but we only have it on him once or twice a week.

This with positive reinforcement training is working well. He’s less stressed, and not getting into a barking frenzy when we leave the house now, which makes me less stressed too as the neighbours had mentioned it nicely ;).

He will now just lay down and wait patiently. A few little barks here n there, but it’s only been a couple of weeks. We are working on this separation anxiety with desensitisation training also with success, but the collar just helps when we can’t be there.

This company is helpful, friendly and understanding, great quality products, and return/replace policy is excellent.

This collar works so well! My obsessive nuisance barker is completely reformed in just a month. It has several settings and I keep it set on the lowest one. That’s all my dog needs to snap out of his obsessive behavior.

It has a Pavlovian tone that you can opt to use or not. I use it because I do like my dog to alert bark but not nuisance bark. This allows him to bark once and if he barks a second time within 5 seconds the tone sounds and he receives the correction.

It can be used without the tone and delay for immediate correction, as well, if you prefer no barking. I did use the test setting to test it on myself and the stim was noticeable but not at all painful.

I like this collar bc it has completely broken my 5 year old dog from obsessively barking at everything that goes by our house. He is able to relax more completely and actually ignores all the outside noises, even other dogs.

This brand, E-Collar Tech, is the best. You really do get what you pay for and this collar is worth every dollar. It is well made and works perfectly. I especially love the counter that keeps track of how many corrections my dog receives.

The first few days he was wearing it he received 10-12! Now he can go days without receiving a single one! I will say it is very important to fit your dog correctly for E-collars. The strap on this one is very adjustable so you’ll be able to get a good fit.

However, you should research what that means if you’ve never used a device like this before.

I bought this hoping it would be an “automatic†alternative to needing to use our e-collar to stop nuisance barking. We’ve found it very hard to adjust the collar to get consistent and appropriate response for barking.

Adjustment for both sensitivity and feedback are difficult to get right. Our dog refused to go down our steps after wearing this collar for a short time because it was activating when he ran down the stairs.

It was traumatic for him. We have pretty much given up on the collar and are using the e-collar. It’s a well made, quality product, but it’s difficult to get it to function in real world use. Don’t waste your money on this product, get a real e-collar with a remote instead.

Honestly, I was at my wits end. My toy poodle had two behaviourists out. He was on every sort of medication to help with his barking – every long lasting treat – you name it, we did it. Except this. In my mind I was convinced this was awful.

I was wrong. I used this collar once on the vibration setting and that’s all it took. He learnt. We have now completely weaned off medication and he’s an entirely different dog. I needed to be educated this was a better choice than drugs.

They were so right. This collar truly was my last resort before feeling I might need to give him up ( which my heart couldn’t do) We had numerous council complaints. It truly was the only thing I could do.

He’s stopped his nuisance barking, he’s stopped medication and he’s a happy healthy dog Best decision I ever made.

Our two westies have had barking issues in the past. Just the random barking when neighbours make noise, bins get collected, someone at door etc. We have tried other collars in the past and they never worked! Finally now we have a solution! These collars worked instantly.

One bark and since they felt the first vibration, then haven’t had them bath since! We will leave these collars on them full time. It’s such a relief knowing we can now go out and not worry our neighbours will complain about our dogs sneaky barking while we are out! Thank you so much! Holly.

I wish we had bought this earlier! Our little cavoodle would not stop barking through the night as she wanted to come upstairs. We tried EVERYTHING prior to this including ignoring her, behaviour specialist, the sound collars which did nothing.

It took 2 nights with this for her to stop barking. I was really worried it was going to be cruel but it was 2 short zaps on a low setting and she stopped. Now she goes to bed without issue and without the collar.

I would highly highly recommend this product. Well worth the money.

I have a very reactive dog who wants to meet and play with every dog and person she meets. Unfortunately, she communicates this by loud and continuous barking which frightens people. I tried a sonic device designed to distract her (which worked twice until she realized there was no real consequence) and behavioral training to reward her when she listens, but she’s young and has no impulse control.

This collar worked right away. She hates it, but is learning to control herself. Also, I had a question about the product and the seller answered right away. I definitely recommend this device.

My dog weighs all of 10 lbs but thinks he’s a 100 lb guard dog. He barks at every noise he hears and even barks at me when I come home. We have tried almost everything to cut down on this habit. In desperation, I had purchased 2 bark collars.

The first one I tried I ended up returning since it did nothing to stop my dogs barking and it was very heavy on his neck. However, I am very pleased with this collar. It is simple to use and set up and it’s not heavy on my dogs neck.

He seems like he doesn’t even know he’s wearing it. It has definitely worked to curtail his barking and doesn’t appear to hurt him at all. I would definitely recommend trying this collar if you want to stop this habit.

So I was hesitant to get this for my dog who is 4. He was never much of a barker but since we moved to a neighborhood with a lot of other dogs who bark constantly he picked up the bad habit. I didn’t want to shock him unless it was necessary.

Turns out I didn’t have to! This has two options you can use, and a shock one, to help remind my dog that barking isn’t okay (especially when I’m on a business call)!! Super easy to set up and use. My favorite feature is the bark counter.

It keeps track of how many times it had to go off!! I’ve seen so much improvement from the first time we put it on him. It’s really been great!!!.

We are so happy with this dog collar. It works so well and we have 3 chihuahua dogs. I bought another dog collar for over $100 at Petco and it didn’t work. This one does shock the dogs but it’s just right.

They stopped barking and now I don’t have to feel guilty every time I see my neighbors. Best buy and so happy that this works. They yelp for a couple seconds from the shock but it’s not too bad and I don’t feel like it’s too much.

I totally recommend this product and have tried 2 other expensive brands. This is the one, even for small dogs. My chi’s are a little bigger, 7lbs each. Make sure it’s tight enough(not choking them but it does need to make contact), or it won’t work properly.

Don’t buy any other collar, this is the one, in my opinion. You need to take it off every night, just to give them a break and not to cause sores on their neck from irritation.

I was skeptical and not a fan of a “shock” collar. In less than 2 weeks our dog has stopped the nuisance barking. I’m not a skeptic anymore. We live on a farm where horses are boarded so there are “strangers” coming and going constantly.

The barking was constant. We used the collar according to the manufacturers instructions and in less than 2 weeks we have been able to discontinue using the collar. He will bark a couple of times to let us know someone is getting close to the house and then he stops.

It has been a huge relief for us as well as the horse boarders.

After much research I ordered this collar based on reviews from several different web-sites. The collar I recieved did not work. Did not work, as in it was defective and did not even pass the “self-test” as described in the instructions.

But as always with Walmart, I took it back with the receipt and they gave me my money back without any question. Thanks Walmart!.

I like how it is highly adjustable and easy to clean. you also plug it into a USB charger cord to charget it up. The charge lasts awhile too. And when it needs charged up again a yellow light blinks to tell u to charge it.

Very convient. Only problems I had with it was that it wouldn’t stay in the exact spot it needed to over the dogs voicebox. It was on not too tight and not to loose but my dog somehow got it to move to the side.

The spray that comes from it is a short strong burst of the fragrance. I used citronella first so then I could tell if it had worked right. The scent only last a few seconds in the air. There is also no fragrance scent thing too.

I think as far as how effective it is a hit or a miss. It does not go off with those low barks I noticed. Or the short little barks. Like the barks they do when they think they hear something but there is nothing.

Yeah didn’t work or my dog. It did work the few times she did a full on bark though. But I think she outsmarted it because she just wouldn’t do her loud powerful bark anymore and just quieter ones. And let’s just say if the little box thing isn’t exactly in the spot it needs to be it doesn’t work right.

We also had a few mishaps with it going off randomly when I was fixing it. Honestly my dog isn’ a Huge barker. But the older she gets she doe’s bark more than she used to at certain things. But she will she top barking with or without the spray collar.

Overall it is a decent product! It does work when it wants to work.

Good Bark Collar So I wanted to wait to try this on my pet for 2 weeks before I wrote a review for this bark Collar. So my dog Princess barks constantly when put outside to use the bathroom and I could never find a product that would stop her from barking at our 2 neighbors.

So I received this in the mail and put it on Princess right then. She felt comfortable in it which was nice. This bark collar stops her from barking and I am so thankful. The neighbors are very happy now I am sure that they do not hear barking.

This is good, safe, and not like them harmful shock collars that hurt your pets so that’s a plus! Would recommend to your dogs. It only puts out a mist if the dog barks and it is safe to use! I will be buying this again if I need to.

I also recommended to friends and my family with dogs.

I’ve never tried anything to keep our dogs from barking. At the beginning of the year we moved to a busy neighborhood and the barking is constant. It drives us crazy. I was all for a safe way to detur barking and happy to try this collar.

I did some trouble getting it to work. I ended up going to the company website and watched their videos. That was very helpful and I recommend doing that if you run into anything. The other issue I’ve had is that the collar keeps moving so unless it’s right under the dogs nose he doesn’t notice it.

I’ve tightened it as much as I am comfortable and feel my dog is comfortable. It took us both some learning but it is helping. As long as I make sure it hasn’t moved. I think over time he will stop barking at every little thing.

I would like to get one for our other dogs too. I would recommend it.

We have ‘a few’ little dogs and they love to play ‘bark-like-crazy-people-and-run-along-the-fence’ with neighbouring dogs if they happen to be out at the same time; it turns into a horrible barkfest that I’m sure the entire neighbourhood hates.

We only purchased one of these collars to test it out before putting out the money for one for each dog; we put it on our biggest ‘instigator’ dog and it works like a charm. It is sad to see when they get ‘zapped’, heartbreaking in fact, but they sure learn fast, and they’re smart enough to not let it happen again once they figure out what is causing it (which takes only a few times of wearing, ie less than a week for sure)! The collar adjusts so it’s best to have one for each dog because it is a pain to have to change the sizing each time.

The sizing has to be perfect. We did try it on each of our dogs, and it worked with each of them. There should be room for a finger between the metal part and the dog’s throat. If it is too loose, it won’t work.

If it is too tight, it is detrimental to the dog. Our Miss Instigator knows that as soon as the collar goes on her, she should not partake in the fun barking-activities, and the other dogs are less into that fun game with the neighbours, so even just having one collar has helped immensely.

Miss Instigator now just walks away when wearing the collar. We plan on buying one for each of our dogs eventually. We haven’t tried this yet, but I have read that once the dog has learned what the collar does, you can remove it and replace it with a normal collar (non zapping), and it tricks them into believing they are still wearing the barker (zapping) collar.

Apparently this collar shouldn’t be used in conjunction with the perimeter fence thing because the 2 things used together confuse the dog and it’s hard for them to learn what is causing the zap. Another note is that you shouldn’t leave the dog unattended wearing the collar, ie if you go out for the day and have a barker in the house, don’t use it.

This collar is activated by vibration in the dog’s throat during barking, and I have seen it zap the dog when the dog did a ‘reverse-sneeze’. If something happened with your dog while you were out which made the collar believe the dog was barking, I’d hate to think of your poor dog sitting there all alone getting zapped all day while you’re not there.

It is a training thing, and not a fulltime thing.

My dog is a rescue and has been a bit skittish since we got him. We know nothing about his past and therefore don’t know why he is so shy. He tends to bark (very loudly) whenever someone comes in our house.

He also barks at our neighbors when he is outside in the yard, if they startle him. We decided to try this collar since his bark can scare some people, and it can be annoying. I totally regret trying this! He barked a few times (meaning the level of shock went up a few levels) and afterwards he hid in a corner and was shaking.

He was afraid of everyone in the room and kept his tail between his legs. I tried taking him outside to play but he hid under a tree and ignored all his toys! I couldn’t even get him to come back in the house, he just sat at the door, shaking.

It took my dog 3 hours to get over this reaction. I won’t be using this collar again. I am sure this collar might work for nuisance barking, but if your dog is fearful or skittish, they are probably barking out of fear so this will only make them more afraid.

I bought this product because we lived in an apartment with THIN walls and our dog barked every time we left the house. After much debate about using a shock technique, my husband and I decided that this collar would work best on our strong-headed mutt.

We followed the directions with the Anti-Bark collar and various online reviews and within a week our dog wasn’t barking when we left her! We continued to use the device for a month, removing the batteries so that she wouldn’t get shocked but had the reminder not to bark around her neck.

It’s been two years since we have used the collar but she is trained to be quiet when we are gone. I recommend to any one who has a stubborn or strong-willed dog!.

I have gone through so many different types of barking collars and this one is the only on that has kept my dog quite. He’s able to let off only a few seconds of barking then he’s so quite. I can’t recommend this product enough.

Saved my sanity and our neighbour’s!.

Did not deter my dog from barking. I would send it back but I cut off the excessive length of collar and they probably will not accept a return. It is like my dog is wearing nothing. I do not recommend this dog collar to anyone.

If your dog just barks once in a while and you think this device is going to work, forget it.

German Shepherd. So. Two weeks of trial and error before I make this recommendation. When the unit works, it works and the dog stops barking after a few seconds. Exactly as the product describes. The problem is that appears that the unit is very positional sensitive.

Meaning that if it is not directly flush against the dogs vocal chords it simply doesn’t work. It may also be the thick neck hair on the dog. If you had a short haired dog it may be more consistent. Either way, I,m a bit torn.

It is terrific when it works but the randomness that it does means that I cannot recommend it. The unit itself appears to be well made with good materials and the collar itself is also appearing to be good quality.