Intellipet X25 Ultrasonic Dog Bark Solver

Bottom line: Now we have blessed silence. Read on.

I don't mind if the dogs alert us with a couple quick barks when they hear something unusual. That's part of the doggy job description. When their barking goes on and on, or when they can be set off when a cricket farts; that's when it starts to wear on one's sanity. We had one of these units a few years ago which really worked for the Yorkie, a breed that is apparently hard-wired to bark constantly (per classic breed reputation), but we lost the unit several moves ago and never needed it in the new placid setting. So when the dogs -a Beagle/Aussie mix and a now-senile Yorkie -began to view barking at anything that moves outside the new house as their favorite form of entertainment, something had to happen, and quickly. One day, after enduring yet another prolonged bark-fest, I suddenly remembered this product from before and ordered it that day. Now, my in-laws are visiting, and they commented on how quiet the dogs were even with four men in the front yard re-doing the driveway! That's when I realized the impact of this little machine. I was already confident it would work, so I had just plugged it in on silent mode and thought no more about it. The dogs essentially trained themselves to avoid the noxious sound, and I was no longer provoked to yelling through the house for them to shut up. Now I'm a return customer, ordering one for my desperate in-laws about to go insane with their own bark-addicted pooch.

Unless the individual unit is malfunctioning, this device does work. I'm concerned that some folks are down-ranking the product when it was not the actual problem. A few caveats:

1. Dogs are not like microwaves, so the transformation is not instant. The dog has to un-learn a fun habit, so improvements happen over time. Success requires tolerance for delayed gratification.

2. There are reasons why some dogs don't respond as quickly as others. You may have a strong-willed, neurotic, senile, deaf, or otherwise unique pooch. It may take longer, or it may not be a good training method for your dog's particular personality. There are still no magic cures. Give it time, or send it back.

3. Certain breeds are difficult to train and could take much longer to respond. Shih Tsu's, for instance, can be hard to train due to notoriously low intelligence as a breed. Unfortunately, they may never clue in. See #2 above.

4. If you have a half-dozen (or more) dogs, they're not going to hear anything over their own barking. As a result, this product probably won't work for dog-hoarders. Hoarding is a true illness. If you suspect you suffer from this condition, please get into counseling.

BTW, before somebody starts deciding I'm a troll, I'll just tell you that I'm a physician who practices in a small town in Missouri. I am a loyal Amazon customer. The above story is real. I am not an employee of this company, and I do not have any conflict of interest that would influence my review. I just believe in the effectiveness of this product.

I have four small dogs, three poodles (and we all know how much they bark) and a yorkie. They were driving me crazy, barking at anything that moved outside. I bought this years ago and forgot I had it, brought it out today and wonders of wonders, my dogs stopped barking! I have it on low and audible, just to make sure it isn't going off with other noises. I purposely rang the doorbell, just to see if it would deter them, it does! Would buy again and again, love it!

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Does exactly what it claimed. Just a small hint though, when you plug it in for the first time don't have the TV on. Me and my ear drums learned very quickly LOL

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We tried the Bark Solver for a couple of days -in response to the tone from the device, the dogs stopped barking immediately, and looked bewildered. Occasionally they would start to bark again, hear the tone, and stop barking.

But we didn't like the effect on the dogs. They started to avoid the living room (where the bark solver was), even though it had been their favorite place to hang out. They still barked occasionally in other rooms. What they learned isn't that they shouldn't bark -but rather that they shouldn't be in the living room at all.

I guess I'd say the solution is a bit heavy handed, because though it works, I didn't like the result. The dogs didn't distinguish between not barking, and not being welcome in the living room. They stopped going there at all.

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I had high hopes. I looked at reviews for the product on Amazon as well as some other places and all signs pointed to yes. I purchased the product and installed it and it failed to even register my dog's barking once. Even from a foot away with it at my dog's exact height it did not work for me. Even if it had work it does not work to put it outside which is where I needed it the most. It must be plugged into an indoor outlet which means running a cord through a window somewhere and hoping that there are no electrical problems during rain. And the vinyl protective cover is really just a nuisance. Like I said, I had high hopes and a positive outlook. 0 stars though.

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