Product Description

You want to teach him to stop barking, but you also want to make sure he's comfortable. This durable, waterproof collar is a bark-stopping marvel. Equipped with a Quickfit™ buckle for a quick release and great fit, it also has our patented Perfect Bark(tm) technology, so you get state-of-the

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73695 in Pet Products
• Brand: Petsafe
• Model: PBC00-10677
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 6.13" h x 2.63" w x 8.06" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Cure your dog of excessive barking safely, comfortably, and stylishly
• Progressive correction feature adjusts to stronger level if dog continues to bark
• For dogs 8 pounds and heavier with neck sizes between 8 and 28 inches
• No assembly required
• PetSafe RFA-67 battery included

Amazon.com Product Description
Prevent your dog from barking all night and being a nuisance to you and your neighbors. The durable, waterproof PetSafe Comfort-Fit Bark Control Collar is equipped with patented state-of-the-art Perfect Bark technology with a vibration sensor that ensures the collar will respond only to your dog’s bark. 6 levels of correction automatically adjust to your dog’s temperament, beginning at the lowest level. If your dog continues to bark, correction increases to the next highest level. A safety feature shuts off the correction for 3 minutes, if your dog barks more than 15 times in 30 seconds. The QuickFit buckle provides an easy release and a perfect fit. The collar adjusts to neck sizes ranging from 8 to 28 inches. Dog should be at least 8 pounds. Collar not recommended for use more than 8 hours at a time. A PetSafe RFA-67 battery is included. An indicator lets you know when the battery is getting low. For indoor and outdoor use.

Customer Reviews

Worked
(September 2006)

I got a warning note from the city that my dogs must not bark at all times. This was rather unsettling, because I rarely hear them bark. They stay inside with me at night. The only time is when the dogs from my new neighbor behind me come and scratch on the fence, to attract my dogs. My dogs go over and for a short time once a day have a morning barkfest. (last 5 minutes). That is pretty much what the community officer said when I called her, that the neighbor who complained said they only bark in the morning when the other dogs come out.

I live alone, have to work for a living. I cannot stay home to make sure my dogs are quiet, so this was very upsetting to me.

I bought a couple of these bark collars. It took several days before I cold figure out if they worked. I eventually heard the neighbor dogs scratching on the fence. My dogs showed no response. These collars really worked for my two border collies. I take the collars off at night, and put them on in the morning when I leave for work. When I do I tell the dogs 'no barking,' which is something they understand.

I have read these are better than the citronella spray collars, because they give the dogs an immediate static queue when they bark. If the dogs don't bark the collars don't activate. The problem with the citronella collars is that the uncomfortable spray lingers after they stop barking - which can confuse the dogs. (the deterrent doesnt go away when the dog stops barking).

I have put these on my neck and tried to get them to activate. I did twice - it was uncomfortable, but nothing that lingered very long. It is mostly an attention getter.

I recommend these collars. They are waterproof and an indicator light every five seconds tells you that the battery is ok. I have had them for three weeks now, and the most my dogs ever do is bark once or twice and stop - about every third day.

I think it is a little strange to have a neighborhood so darn quiet. I would prefer to let my dogs bark at disturbances, but with complainy neighbors, I had no choice but to do something. I just don't want trouble.

These collars may have worked so well with my dogs because they are smart, and quickly figured out that barking caused the static in the collar. (at which point they might have remembered Dad said no barking when he put them on us).

Be sure not to play with your dogs when they have their bark collars on. You don't want them to bark while playing and activate the collar.

Addendum, February 20, 2007

Last weekend I noticed my girl border collie was barking up a fit at the dogs behind us. She had her bark collar on. I checked it and the light wasnt working. I took my other dog's bark petsafe bark collar and put it on her. She ran out and barked twice, and then looked at me like 'ok Dad, I was bad,' and stopped barking and went up to the deck. More proof that these collars work.

I replaced the batteries in the nonworking collar, but that didn't fix it. I went and bought another one, and when I did I noticed it mentioned lifetime warranty on the package. (I had not kept my original packaging like a dummy). I called Petsafe and to my surprise they said they will sent me another collar at no charge, since I just bought the collar last September. All I have to do is send in the nonworking collar.

I will keep the third one I bought, just to have a spare. Its very important to me that my dogs don't bark, because I don't want any trouble. (just want to be left alone and live in peace).

Addendum October 20, 2007

I have found these collars work better when they are kept snug on the dog's neck. If not I think the dogs figure out a way to keep some separation and then bark away. It is good to have some spare batteries handy. The batteries generally last two or three months. (The batteries won't last as long if the dog tries to bark very often, which mine don't at all with these collars on).

A deterrent but not a real trainer- NOT waterproof
We have a young dog that is an excessive barker. We bought the collar to keep her from disturbing our neighbors and frankly, us.
The collar is bulky and has two prongs which need skin contact to work properly.
Her first experience with it surprised her and the initial shock was not painful. But the second and third consecutive barks really popped her and she immeditely started to whine so we took it off. We put it back on a few minutes later and she barked again twice. That is really all she needed to understand that this was the end of the barking without consequence. As long as we had it on her (because she wisely associated the collar with not being allowed to bark) it worked.
The problems:
It is NOT waterproof and the danger of having this on your dog during a walk in the drizzle or through wet grass, etc is not made important enough in the instructions. Ellie got a real shock when she bounced in a puddle during a quick walk outside one day. It really scared us!
The batteries only last about 2 months and they are specific to the collar. They are quite expensive.
This never trained her not to bark without the collar. She will bark loudly once because the first shock is so minimal that she feels like it is worth it- but she does not bark twice. Also, as soon as we take it off in the outdoors our indoors she starts barking again. And she is not a super smart dog- just smart enough to associate the collar with no barking. Also, if the battery goes dead while she has it on and she does not get a shock after the first bark she knows she is home free and can bark away.
The collar was bought in August and is now broken 6 months later. I never contacted Petsafe but the pet store we bought it from will not take it back. However, we have decided to get another collar- the Innotek BC-200 Professional Microline No bark Collar because it is waterproof and it has rechargeable batteries.
As long as the collar is on and working I would say this type of collar is quite effective.

Not for small dogs
I bought this collar to control three of my 15 lb. dogs, a dachsund and 2 bichons. The collar is huge. After cutting off about 14 inches of excess collar the fit is oblong and appears very cumbersome. The first battery lasted over a month. I admit the collar does work well at controlling the barking. I've been switching it between dogs and each dog has it figured out and knows when they are not wearing it. I'm back looking for a smaller and better fitting collar as I will not buy another of this model. I recommend it to larger breeds, even though it says 11 lbs and up, hesitate to buy it for a dog under 20#.