Training the Companion Dog 1: Socialization & Training

Treeing Walker Coonhound Barking - Pet Net ID

Anti-bark collars should not be on the market. Imagine trying to communicate something only to be punished for it and you don’t understand why. Let’s say your dog barks at noises in the hallway of your apartment building. It could be alerting (dogs were bred to do that) or some fear. Now put the collar on and something unpleasant happens as a result. What you don’t know is that your dog associates what they are barking at with the discomfort…. NOT the barking itself. Which then results in your d