GregbkH
Gold Member
I saw another thread on the use of shock collars for dogs. Not wanting to hijack that thread I thought I'd start my own. I have a rescue dog that we got when he was 9 months old. He is now 4 years old. He is a black mouth cur (old yeller dog) named MF Jones. He can really live up to his name. At first he became really protective of my wife and I but soon turned over protective. For a little over a year I have been retired and worked with this dog every day. I am with him all day every day. He is sometimes a bit head strong but the smartest dog I've ever had. He great at keeping intruders at bay on our 45 acres be they animals or people. We also own and operate a bar and grill about 15 miles from our home and I take him with me when I go to work every day Maintainence man). From doing so I have managed to socialize him with other people to where acts well around them.
My (his) problem is when he is in our vehicle. He is terrible. He will bark and growl at everything and everyone. He seems to enjoy scaring anything that we come close to. People walking, jogging on the sidewalk, people in cars next to us, cows, deer, horses (he hates horses) you name it. When I am driving, I can't control this because, well, I have to drive. If I reach over and grab him he is super tensed up and beyond my control. This is where I thought a Bark collar may help curb this behavior. I would like to hear any opinions on this, especially from people who have tried a Bark collar.
The only good thing about this behavior is that I never have to lock my vehicle when I go into a store!
Thanks
My (his) problem is when he is in our vehicle. He is terrible. He will bark and growl at everything and everyone. He seems to enjoy scaring anything that we come close to. People walking, jogging on the sidewalk, people in cars next to us, cows, deer, horses (he hates horses) you name it. When I am driving, I can't control this because, well, I have to drive. If I reach over and grab him he is super tensed up and beyond my control. This is where I thought a Bark collar may help curb this behavior. I would like to hear any opinions on this, especially from people who have tried a Bark collar.
The only good thing about this behavior is that I never have to lock my vehicle when I go into a store!
Thanks