Is the stimulation collar effective?
Not enough contact with people, but still barking. For this situation, some people choose stimulation collars. The so-called stimulation collar refers to a collar that can emit electric current stimulation. There are protrusions inside the collar, which can stimulate the dog's neck when it is powered on. This type of collar is available in remote control-operated types and types that automatically sense and stimulate the dog when it barks, but it is not recommended for long-term use. If the collar is of poor quality, your dog's slight cough may also cause irritation.
In a certain sense, remote control collars have certain advantages. When a dog engages in problematic behavior, its companions will not directly punish the dog. The remotely controlled stimulation collar can eliminate the correlation between punishment and people. In addition, turning on the switch at the moment of barking can make the dog associate his behavior with punishment. As long as he barks, he will feel pain, so he will naturally have the consciousness to stop barking.
When using a collar, only a degree of relaxation can achieve the best effect. Frequent use of current stimulation is likely to cause the dog to develop neurosis. Stimulation collars should not be used for long periods of time and should be used under the guidance of a veterinarian.
Is it effective to remove the vocal cords?
It is not necessarily effective to remove the vocal cords of dogs. Surgical removal of vocal cords cannot reduce the frequency of unprovoked barking of dogs. It will only make the sound of dogs barking become Hoarseness, and the vocal cords will grow back thereafter, making surgery meaningless.
Two methods to correct the habit of barking: symptomatic treatment and radical treatment
1. Symptomatic treatment that distracts attention in an instant
When the dog wants to Distracting its attention when it is about to pounce on its companion or bark can effectively prevent the occurrence of problem behaviors.
2. Punishment of radical treatment
The so-called radical treatment is a method of instructing the dog to think of unpleasant events to correct bad habits. Unpleasant things include punishment and disregard. When giving punishment, be careful not to let the dog realize that it was his companion who implemented it.
Direct punishment will only increase the dog’s resentment. When punishing, in order to let the dog understand that "although I don't know why, it must have done something wrong", natural punishment methods can be adopted. In addition, sprays and water cannons are also very effective when punishing people with distractions.
The key point in implementing punishment is to suddenly give an unpleasant punishment at the moment the dog's problem behavior begins. Just as he was about to bark, a bucket of water was suddenly sprinkled on his face. After repeating this a few times, the dog will remember that something unpleasant will happen as long as he barks. To avoid punishment, problem behaviors are improved.
3. Ignorance of radical treatment
Radical treatment includes naturalPunishment and elimination. The so-called "elimination" is to achieve the purpose of elimination by ignoring the dog's problem behavior. In the process of elimination, you need to adopt a completely ignoring attitude. This is a method that requires patience. The dog will stop barking over time because it does not receive praise. On the contrary, when a dog exhibits problematic behavior, if it is criticized repeatedly, the dog will regard it as praise, thereby strengthening the dog's problematic behavior.
