Bark Study Table

Bark Control
Owner Evaluation of Collar Effectiveness Grouped by
Order in Which Collars Were Worn

			Barking				Barking
Breed	Age (yrs)	Sex*	Frequency	Intensity	Duration	Comments	Frequency	Intensity	Duration	Comments
Shetland Sheepdog	1.5	MC	Less	Less	Much Less	Calmed down overall	About the same	About the same	About the same	Didn't phase him at all
Beagle	1.5	F	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Wouldn't use collar during hunting season	Less	About the same	About the same	Chose to bark through shock
Bullmastiff	2	FS	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Collar too sensitive; had to adjust sensitivity	About the same	About the same	About the same	Kept on howling & barking
Shepherd mix	13	FS	About the same	About the same	About the same	When collar sprayed, dog would lick, but still barked	NA**	NA	NA	NA

			Barking				Barking
Breed	Age (yrs)	Sex*	Frequency	Intensity	Duration	Comments	Frequency	Intensity	Duration	Comments
Cocker Spaniel	4.25	FS	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Startled her; stopped her barking	Less	Less	Less	Muffled her barking; more obedient to other commands
Shepherd mix	4.25	MC	About the same	About the same	About the same	Still barks; owner dislikes collar	Less	Much Less	Much Less	Too sensitive; owner likes collar
West Highland white terrier	7	FS	About the same	About the same	About the same	Yips but keeps on barking	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Happy with collar
Labrador Retriever	4	MC	Much Less	About the same	Less	Dog still barked on occasion	Much Less	About the same	Much Less	Owner prefers it; can see it work
Doberman pinscher	7	FS	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Worked well; owner liked collar	Much Less	Much Less	Much Less	Worked; preferred to use electronic shock collar

* MC=castrated male; F=female; FS=spayed female
** NA-not available; dog not fitted with electronic shock collar