I would like to share with you several experiences I, and friends of mine, have had with dog training collars.
I have a mini Australian Shepherd who would annoyingly bark and join in when there was any kind of a confrontation at a dog park.
I finally purchased a remote dog training collar where I could choose between a "tone" or "shock" correction.
I started by saying "no," then used a tone correction, and finally had to resort to a "static" correction.
I used the "static" correction twice, and then she responded to the "tone" correction.
After a couple of days all I had to do was say "no" and she became perfectly behaved at the dog park.
A friend of mine has two large dogs.
He walks them separately in the morning and evening.
One of his dogs would not tolerate his leaving the house with the other dog and barked incessantly until he returned.
He used a bark control collar on the dog for 3 days and she no longer barks when he leaves with the other dog.
Another friend has a large dog which she and her husband leave loose in their backyard during the daytime while they are both at work.
Unfortunately, their neighbors complained about the dog barking all day long.
So she purchased a bark control dog collar and uses it on her dog during the day.
This collar adjusts to the particular dog's bark and does not release a correction until that dog barks.
She says that the change is amazing and she will soon leave the dog outside without the collar to see if his improved behavior continues.
All of us love our dogs and we can show our affection for them by teaching them social behavior.
It is natural for a dog to bark if he is provoked, or if someone comes into his area, and he should not be discouraged from doing so.
But continuous barking is a nuisance for the dog owner and his neighbor and can be easily corrected in a humane manner.