Are barking collars cruel, and do they work?

Meg, if used properly they can be an effective tool, I think too many rely on them as a means to an end and find that they do not work as well as they would like. My aunt has used them on her dogs, always tests them out on herself first to know what the collar can deliver. My dad has also used them for short periods when his dogs were younger. Best of luck!

I purchased the good life dog Silencer max to help stop the neighbors dog from barking. It basically mounts up and every time a dog barks emits a high pitched noise that only dogs can hear. It’s a perfect humane way to train your dog or in my case the neighbors dog to not bark. Google the good life dog silencer max to get s’more information, and good luck.

I spent a fair amount of time teaching my dog that someone passing by the house was a *good* thing. I started out by teaching him that a click from my clicker meant that he was getting a treat. Then for training I sat next to him by the front window. I would see someone start to come into view and after he noticed but before he could bark, I would click. That would distract him because he would have to look down to eat the treat. If he barked, no treat; I ignored that entirely. After a couple successes I would celebrate by giving him a bunch of treats *away from the window*. Then I would feed him dinner or go for a walk to end the training session. Did this everyday for about a month and he stopped barking at the passersby. Worked great for about a year until I got another dog and they started egging each other on ;-)

Yes. Sometimes, I talk to my barking yorkie. Ginger listens & stops barking at the door. Ginger talks to much (giggle)

We used our for training purposes only. If used properly they are great tools for training.