I recently took care of a small dog belonging to friends of ours while they were on vacation. They sent Rita's bark collar with her. I swore I would not use it, but it wasn't long before I caved in and would put it on her occasionally. She had the most shrill, piercing, and loud bark imaginable. I was quite surprised not only how well it worked, but that she didn't seem to mind wearing it. She would come and stand patiently while I put it on her. I didn't check to see what brand it was, but supposedly she got one or two *free barks* before the correction was given. And being a smart dog, she would consistantly use those free barks. The prongs did seem to be huge and I can't imagine that they would be comfortable sticking in her neck, but she really didn't seem to mind the collar. Even so, I only put it on her if she got into that barking frame of mind.

I am a firm believer in teaching the *no bark* command, which I think I have done with a fair degree of success with my own dogs. As a last resort, I am not as anti anti-bark collar as I was before seeing this particular model working with this particular dog. And this is coming from someone who did not have a acceptable experience with the invisible fence.