I am on my third one of these. I originally bought one a couple of years ago because my dog (an adult Rottweiler) was barking a lot. I live in a condo and I didn't want to call extra attention to myself and/or upset the neighbors. However, my experience with the shock collars is that they don't work, I didn't want to use one of those ultrasound devices because I thought it might upset my other pets, and I actually didn't mind if my dog barked when someone came to the door (since my doorbell didn't work). I figured this collar would allow me to teach the dog when it was OK to bark and when it was not OK.And it really DID work. It was only a short time (a week or two) before the inappropriate barking stopped. What a relief! Without being prompted, two neighbors (one from next door and one from right above me) later complimented me on how quiet my dog was.
Unfortunately, the first anti-bark collar stopped working. It lasted maybe a year. So I bought a second one. It worked great, but the cloth band that made up the collar part wouldn't stay tightened. The darned thing actually fell off outside somewhere when I was walking the dog. I didn't notice right away (she was a black dog and the collar was black), and I lost it. That's a pretty expensive thing to lose, and is the main reason I took off a star. (That almost made me take off more stars, except that the collar really did work, and I'd been at my wits' end.)
So, I bought a third one and duct-taped the collar band together after I size-adjusted it for my dog. Now it can't slide off. (I'm using it for my 5-month-old Rottie puppy now, since the other dog passed away in December.)
These things do go through batteries quickly. There are a number of buying options at reasonable prices on Amazon. Order them in bulk so you'll always have some handy.
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