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Innotek BC-50B Free-Spirit Automatic No-Bark Dog Collar | 
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| Brand: Innotek
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $32.09
You Save: $17.90 (36%)
New (33) Used (1) from $27.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 941
Color: Automatic
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6 x 3
MPN: BC-50B
Model: BC-50B
UPC: 762964181132
EAN: 0762964181132
Release Date: November 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Automatic no-bark dog collar puts a stop to annoying barking | | • | Delivers up to 7 electronic stimulation levels; short and long probes | | • | Water resistant; 6-volt battery; fits neck sizes 8 to 21 inches | | • | Carefully read all directions and safety warnings before use | | • | Receiver measures 2 by 1-1/4 by 1-1/2 inches; limited lifetime warranty |
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Product Description
The safe, effective way to stop excessive barking. When used according to instructions, the Innotek Free Spirit No-Bark Collar automatically detects barking and discourages it by delivering a brief, harmless electronic stimulation. Since it senses the vibrations produced by the dog's vocal cords, the No-Bark Collar is activated only by the bark of the dog that is wearing the collar. When your dog first barks, he receives a Level 1 stimulation. A two-second learning timeout follows, to give your dog a chance to associate the bark with the stimulation. If your dog barks again, he will receive a Level 2 stimulation, followed by another timeout. The Auto-Set design automatically increases the stimulation through as many as seven levels until your dog stops barking. The collar is designed to protect your dog from over-stimulation. If your dog stops barking after receiving a Level 4 stimulation, after a five minute bark-free period, the collar automatically sets the next stimulation back one level, in this case Level 3. At its next bark, the dog would receive a Level 3 stimulation, a warning level that it should recognize. The Auto-Set feature is fair to the dog. Should it stop barking at the warning level, it could soon wean itself down to the lowest level of stimulation. Your dog will soon learn that the best way to avoid stimulation is to stay quiet. Some dogs learn faster than others, so be patient.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 66 more reviews...
 It works... November 10, 2007
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
We bought this collar for our animal shelter rescued American Eskimo who barked ALL THE TIME. By barked all the time, I mean he barked and kept barking for 10 minutes or more. He barked at us, he barked at the other dogs, he barked at the cats, he barked at any noises inside or outside, he barked whenever someone walked in the door, he barked while he played and he barked in his kennel. The worst part was when he would start barking at 4 in the morning and not stop till we let him out at 8. For two months we tried everything we could think of, and everything a certified trainer could think of... with absolutely no luck.
The day I got it I rubbed in against a hard surface and touched the tips. I did that several times (to get it to go up as high as I could). It startles you a lot; it really doesn't hurt, even all the way up. If you do that yourself, remember to take out the battery so that it will reset down to the lowest shock level. It takes a couple of hours to reset itself back down, and taking the battery out and then putting it back in will restart it.
The first day I put it on my dog he barked up to the 3rd or 4th setting before he gave a yelp and stopped barking. It was the kind of yelp he does when he is rough housing with the other dogs; the yelp that says "okay, you win, I give up" NOT "I'm in pain". We used it every evening after work and through the night... for about 2 weeks. Now we might have to put it on him once a week for a couple of hours, just as a reminder. He almost never barks in the house anymore, and when he does it is just one bark and he is done. Periodically throughout the week when he is quiet (like when we walk in the door and he doesn't bark at us) we walk over and give him a treat, to reinforce the good behavior.
I think the product is great. I don't usually like products like this, but there are some dogs that just won't learn any other way. We rescued our dog from the animal shelter and his bad barking habit was already drilled into him... this was all we could do to fix it. Once your dog learns what happens it shouldn't take very long for him to realize that barking is not good... then just reinforce the good behavior when it happens. Hope this helps.
Works Great!! July 19, 2007
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this product to quiet my golden lab. He would sit outside and bark a very high pitched, excited bark, at everything - all day long. If I went outside, he'd be quiet, but who has time to sit with the dog all day??
When this collar arrived, I put it straight onto the dog. He barked about 5 times, figured out he didn't like the result and has been quiet ever since. He's also alot less hyper than before. I suspect if I take the collar off, he'll remain quiet. But if he starts up again, the collar will be put right back on.
Excellent product!
Good results and humane November 8, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
My wife and I both tested this on ourselves before we used it to train our dogs.
The level of stimuation is similar to the "hand buzzer" joke toys.
Dogs like to be good. This stimulation is far more humane than all the accumulated "Bad Dogs!" they would have gotten while we tried to train them out of thier natural behaviour.
It works pretty fast too. When the dogs were trained we removed the collar. When they reverted to barking we put it back on. Now we just have to show it to them and they quiet down.
Thank you for a product that has changed our lives! January 9, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have 3 small dogs, two doxies and one peke. The dominant doxie would get the other two barking like mad. When she was in bark mode nothing would stop her and I've read and watched Cesar Milan (who I still love!) and tried so many techniques. Being very tiny, she could go thru almost any fence in our neighborhood and bark at squirrels, people in their own yards, whatever. She would not stop, would not come when called. She was in danger of being hit by a car because she would run down the road barking at passers by. I tried the citronella collar but the batteries ran out quickly, were expensive, and she wore the collar out in a short time. I've had these collars for a few months now, the batteries are still working, and I'm happy to say that my problem is finally SOLVED. The dog does not roam and run away from me when I call now that she cannot bark maniacally at whatever she pleases. She is a sweet dog but the barking was like an obsession with her! I highly recommend this product if you've had similar problems.
Works Quick July 12, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have a small 14 lb. dog. When I first put the collar on her, I didn't have it tight enough because she kept barking. I tightened the collar and it worked. The problem is that the yelp she made indicated what I thought sounded like pain. So, I took off the collar. I waited until she barked again and just touched it to her neck. Needless to say, it has been 2 days, and I tell my dog not to bark when I first hear her start. She stops if I show her the collar(I can't put it back on her because of the yelp and she shook 45 minutes after I took it off).It did work.
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