I have to tell you, the performance of Lentek's Super Bark Free really surprised me. In a GOOD way!
Our neighborhood has a bunch of constantly-barking dogs. This drives me crazy as I work from home. I've called the police, who were useless and referred us to the Humane Society. Who was also useless. They said they'd send a letter or something. Regardless, nothing changed.
The most annoying dog BY FAR is our neighbor's behind our back yard directly facing our bedroom. There is a chain link fence and their house's wooden single wall between us and the dog 25' away. It's one of those annoying yappy dogs like a miniature pinscher or chihuahua mix. You know, that kind of shrill shrieky high-pitched yap that makes your skin crawl. This dog grated on our nerves all day and night long!
Out of desperation, I gambled on this device and I made sure I bought it from Amazon so that I'd be able to return it hassle-free when it proved useless. NNNOOO!!! Within an hour, that damn dog was silent. From then on, only SHORT bark episodes would escape that frigging dog before it shut up again. This dog would literally bark ALL day and ALL night (YES, at 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, etc.)! We have had MANY sleepless nights because of this damn dog! Now it's more or less quiet!
My girlfriend works for an eccentric rich woman with SEVEN spoiled-rotten totally undisciplined papillons at her home. Yes, another small shrieky yappy breed. These dogs are neurotic and bark, ALL OF THEM, at EVERYTHING! She was ready to quit but decided to take the device to work. MUCH to her surprise, the dogs shut up immediately! They all stare at the device confused and whimper a bit but they shut up after one or two barks initially, then they think twice before barking. Now, the device is specifically labeled "for outdoor use only," but whatever. Those stupid yappers are quiet now.
This thing turned out to be a great investment! We got it almost 2 months ago and put rechargeable batteries in it and have recharged them once just to make sure it would not die on us. It appears that a single charge should last at least 2 months. It is well worth the price if you are simply going crazy from barking dogs.
My gripes about this product are that the other dogs nearby aren't affected by the unit. They are about 100' away. I WISH this unit had a longer range/higher sensitivity. Another thing it could use is a visual alert indicating when it's been activated and not just powered on. Preferably a rotatable visual indicator so the user can tell when the unit is sending its inaudible signal. Also, its audible mode is REALLY annoying. This may be designed to intensely upset the offending dog's owner into quieting that damn dog down. But the user will have to hear it also and it's worse than the dog barking. A simple single beep option to indicate that the unit has been tripped would be VERY nice.
I got this about six months ago to quiet my own dog before somebody decided to do something mean to her.
It worked. Shut her up right away. She was confused and irritated when she barked. That lasted for several days.
Then it rained.
This thing hasn't worked the same since. YES, the waterproof lid was on and screwed into place on the top of the unit, but the poor quality design allowed water to pool into that control panel and down into the circuitry of the unit. I woke to the shrill pitch of this device and had to get the batteries out to shut it off. (WHY ON TOP, LENTEK? WHY NOT ON THE SIDE?) Anyhow, this is useless to me now... I tried using it in a window for a while, but any noise we made in the house set it off.
If you want this, buy a waterproof box to house it in.
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The neighbor's dog has been driving us crazy for years...it was so bad we almost sold our house to get away. The neighbor seemed powerless to keep the dog from barking when they weren't home...which he would do for hours and hours on end. I set up this gadget in a tree at the edge of our yard, pointed it at the place where the dog usually stands and barks all day long, turned it on, and waited expectantly. Almost immediately the barking stopped! It's been three days now and although the dog still barks once in a while, he no longer gets on the "all day long barking jags".
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I have been using the product for about a month and definitely recommend it. The amount of overall barking has been cut down by 80-90% (see below). Our neighbor's dog would bark for 1/2 hour non-stop several times a day to be let in the house and our lazy/uncaring neighbor would just let the dog bark away. This unit cut down on this type of barking by 95%.
There are a bunch of caveats to be aware of: 1)My unit is 20 feet from the dog pointed directly at him with no obstructions, 2)the sensitivity is set almost at the maximum and to one bark so the unit does go off randomly 5-10 times a day (completely inaudible to humans on the ultrasonic setting but it may interfere with the Pavlov training intent of the product) and 3)this will not completely silence the nusiance dog (he will still bark when other dogs pass by, at squirrels, etc. which is perfectly acceptable to us as this is reasonable barking).
The company had a reasonable return policy if the unit did not work as intended. I gave it 4 stars because they really should include the AC plug with the unit. In addition to buying this unit, I also recommend looking up your local town ordinances, there will most likely be a law against "nusiance" dogs.
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Not perfect, but reduces barking enough that I've ordered a second Super Bark Free.
Pros:
My neighbor's three dogs bark at all hours. Fortunately for me, the physical layout is ideal for the Super Bark Free. I can hit them at almost point blank range, within 10 feet or less.
When activated due to boredom barking, the dogs react visibly when the Super Bark Free activates. They often seem to suddenly remember urgent business elsewhere.
They still bark when they think they have ample reason, for instance at the mailman, who passes them separated by only inches of distance (and a chain link fence). But even then they bark less.
The dogs no longer bark at me when I am sitting in my own back yard, which previously they considered to be a very offense activity. This greatly enhances the enjoyment of my property and makes the Super Bark Free worth every penny.
I have the unit set to two barks activation, with the sound sensitivity slider set to the middle of the slider dial. Otherwise, you risk the dogs getting used to the annoying (to them) ultra sonic sound and ignoring it.
The unit feels solid and well built, and except for the cap over the controls, the plastic is thick and good quality.
Cons:
Does not stop barking 100%. In my case I'd estimate an 80 to 90% reduction.
Based on other reviews, it is not rain proof. I bring mine in when rain is forecast. I intend to build a bird house type of enclosure to protect it from rain.
Does not come with AC adapter. The packaging says to check the Koolatron.com website to buy one, but they seem to have stopped carrying the adapter for the Super Bark Free. Leaving customers with 4 "D" Cell battery operation only.
The device calls for a 6 Volt 200mA adapter. Good luck finding one that matches voltage, amperage and has the correctly sized connector. I found an approximate match with a Nokia cell phone charger at Wall-Mart, but it will require an adapter or a rewire to get the correct size connector.
Batteries are VERY hard to insert.
The cap over the controls on the top of the unit has to be turned clockwise to remove and counter clockwise to tighten. Reverse threads with no good reason are stupid, stupid, stupid.
The Super Bark Free does not detect barks. It only detects sounds. So if you set the sensitivity too high it will false alarm due to wind noise, birds, car doors closing, etc. The dogs will get used to the sound, and will not associate it with a reason not to bark.
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