Small Dog No Bark For Sale (2024 Update)

I must admit, I was skeptical of these kinds of products, but because my 12-year-old Shih Tzu has been exhibiting a lot of separation anxiety for the past few years–resulting in lots of barking and a neighbor complaining — I decided to give it a try. In short, it's been a God send! After wearing the collar for only one or two days, my dog got the "message," and stopped barking completely. In fact, she's become a much calmer dog as a result. I've had the product now for about six weeks now, and barking is no longer an issue. So, I am amazed and very happy with this product. I initially bought a shock collar, but didn't have the heart to use it on her, so I opted for this spray-style collar and couldn't be happier. I only have one minor complaint: Activating the collar requires turning a dial with a coin. Unfortunately, when turning, you have to be real precise and hit exact spot, which can be hard to do sometimes. If you turn a bit too far or not enough, it will not activate. So, you have to kind of fool around with it to find the precise "On" position. Other than this, I am very pleased.

Great range. I tried different settings on our 5 pound toy Chihuahua toy pincer mix. Beep caught her attention, but after 3 or 4 times she ignored it. Vibration actually work for the first few hours. But once she got used to the vibration, it took the static shock to get her attention on level 1. The first time on level 1 the static shock startled her and she jumped up letting out a scared high pitch yelp, looked confused, and stopped doing what she wasn't supposed to do. After that, no yelp, just a flinch or jumping back, no confusion, and stopped what she should not be doing. We take it off of her when she is sleeping in her kennel. The next morning, the first time we had to use it, it was if she forgot all about it. She mindlessly did exactly what we are training her not to do, She let out a quiet yelp when she felt the zap and stopped what she was not supposed to do. Later in the morning, she defiantly persisted in doing what she was not supposed to do even after she got zapped. We just give the button just a quick click and do not hold the button down. However, when she was defiant after being zapped, we held the button down until she stopped. She did not yelp, she just ran out of the room. She has not been defiant since then. She has been pushing the boundaries trying to figure out the zap, but now, she is getting to the point where she is avoiding the bad behavior and associating it with the zap. We have always had dogs and never had to use a training collar. We adopted this little dog a month ago and she had no training and was not house broken. Had our other dogs not made her part of the pack, we may have given up and returned her. She has been trainable with praise in learning new things, but breaking her bad habits was proving to be impossible. As sweet as she is, she has some disgusting bad habits that thankfully we are finally seeing some real progress using this training collar in just the first few days. The unexpected plus with this collar is the green led light. This little dog is black with no tail. When we let her out in the fenced in back yard at night, she disappears in the shadows. The green light lets us see where she is. I've seen critical reviews of this collar; however, if you carefully follow the instructions assembling the collar, carefully fit the collar to your dog's neck so it has proper contact without being too tight, and experiment with the settings (starting with beeps, and escalating levels of vibration, and then escalating to static shock if necessary), this is a safe, humane way to train the most stubborn of dogs. I see comments where people talk about their dog screaming in pain and doing flips on the lowest static shock setting. I tried it on myself — the low setting is like the low setting on a tens unit. It is startling — not painful. Think how you would react if someone gave you a new necklace, and then you received an unexpected low voltage oscillating shock. You might jump out of your seat and scream. I think that working to escalating levels until we found what was effective consistently in getting her attention was effective in training her and not traumatic.

The unit is very easy to use, the amount of accessories and instructions with the kit are great and I LOVE the battery life. I have had the eXuby for about 3 weeks now and if it keeps performing this well it will be a five star item. I am using this "off label" my dog is a 37lb sighthound which would fall into a medium size rather than small dog, but the collar looks just right on him. I had tried a friends Garmin which was heavier and at least 1 to 1.5 inches bigger which was not an issue with a 70lb lab but did not work on my dog. The eXuby is the right size and has been working great. My dog had been through puppy socialization and basic obedience, but still had some issues. My trainer talked to me about E-collars/shock collars and also prong collars. Her advice- start with the sound, pay attention to his behavior to catch issues before they escalate. Use the beep to bring his attention back to me. The sound, vibration and shock are to break his focus, I need to use my commands to bring his focus to me and I need to have rewards (high value treats) for when he does refocus on me. I need to be aware of what I am doing so not to "accidently" shock my dog while he is behaving well or panic hold the button in a stressful situation. My dog does NOT wear this collar all day. It is worn for training sessions/walks (do not attach the leash to this collar). I do not use it to deter my dog from barking in the house. I use it to help focus his attention on me when we are outside. I had seen a review that showed an injury to the dog from the connectors and a number of reviews that said it was too strong for small dogs. I agree that the higher levels of shock would be too strong for an under 15lb dog. I have placed that collar against the inside of my wrist and tried a number of different levels. The sensation is not quite a shock (like from a faulty wire) but similar to a TENs unit I had used for back pain, I do not see myself setting the eXuby beyond level 4 while training my dog. I also use the included rubber caps on the contact points at all times. It is water resistant but I just removed it the one time we had a surprise rain shower. I would not use it at the beach/river/lake. Honestly it seems like follow the included instructions and some advice from a trainer and the product works perfectly.

My young boston terrior (a bulldog) runs in a dog park daily with other dogs and can be quite irritating to some of the dogs because of her insistence to play. She occasionally needed to be physically picked up and removed from the playgroup because of her overexcitement. We put the collar on without a lot of hope but wanted to try everything possible. The first couple times she seemed surprised and circled herself looking for the offending agent. If she continued rough play, we turned vibration up a notch. We also used the beep a few times to see if that would interrupt her play cycle. Amazingly, she began to respond to the beep and began to return to home base (owner) of her own accord. When she did that, we gave her a lot of praise and then encouraged her to continue play. She is now reliably paying attention to the beep and seeking out her owner so we can settle her down a bit. We could never have dreamed it would work this way. I believe it is a combination of the interruption of hyperattention to rough play, some minor anxiety when she feels vibration/beep and then reinforcing the behavior to return to the owner. Nothing short of a miracle. It says it is for under 15 lb dogs but my dog is 25 lbs and I believe the collar would fit maybe up to 40 lb dog.