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just wondering which ones are good and what are your experiences with them never used them before but i had a friend tell me that it ruined his dogs i have a hard time believing it ruined them but dont know since ive never used them

i got one of the cheap ones it was only like 50 bucks i think but man that thing is worth it. i love it. as far a ruining a dog i highly doubt it a dog can tell between the bark collar and a shock collar at least all mine can. i would highly recommend it if you got a dog that barks

All my dogs wear them during the day because of the neighborhood that I live in. My dogs can tell the difference between the shock and bark collar and I have NO problem with them out hunting. I have the cheaper PetSafe ones.. They work on 3 out of 5 dogs. One still does quite a bit of loud whining. But he won't actually bark, the other is just a hard headed old boy and will bark. He wears a tri-tronics one and that keep him quiet. Even the two hard headed ones won't just bark to bark with the cheaper collars on, but will still bark when I come home or someone else drives up. So they have stopped any nuisance barking..

thanks for the info looks like ill be getting some just dont know which ones yet

I have 2 petsafe ones as well. The ones that I use have a built in feature that starts out low and works its way up the more they bark. So the one or two barks at someone walking by doesn't really zap, but the continual nusaince barking. As for ruining the dogs I have not had that problem yet. I have two 11 month olds that will rig and have for the last couple of months even with the training collars on.

I cant remember the brand name but I have one from Gabelas that I paid $100 for and it is worth its weight in gold. The wife dosnt bitch and neither do the neighbors. I live in town and it is a life saver.

I have one and it works great. The pup went into panic mode for a bit but after a while she settled down. They work well and with some dogs you can just put the collar on with out batteries and they know to pipe down.

Taz...I use the Tri tronics Bark Limiter. It has 5 level of intensity...just push the button and set it. When you shut it off it cycles through and will blink once for each time it shocked your dog for barking. So, you know what your dog did while you were away. Battery last months. You can easily replace the battery yourself...and they can be bought locally at stores carrying lithium camera batteries. Price ranges from $6 to $8. These collars are small and very compact. If left on a dog over 24 hour without a break they can develop sore spots where the contacts rub the dog's neck.

thanks for the feedback thats the answers i was lookin for

I have the innotek one that cabelas sells for 39.99. I have had them for over a year and all I've done is replaced batteries in 2 of them. I have 5 of them and they work quite well. One 8 month old I have will on occasion bark until it gets to the higher level of intensity. Then she'll shut up. The rest don't like even the lowest levels.

I rechecked mine and have some innotek and some tri-tronics. I would suggest rechargable rather than replacable battery. Just cheaper in the long run in my experience. Good luck, Paul Conway.

Have had several... ... an ino-tec... with repalceable batteries... throwed it away... had one that was yellow and about as big around as a banana... throwed it away..
have 2 tri-tronics bark limiters. and still have one off brand... it works on tinder hided dogs but not on a tough ol hound.. I would sure get the Tri Tronics as they have a replaceable battery and they do get their attention
yes you will pay about $100 for one buy they work.

Bearkillers got it right.Save yourself some money and buy the innotek.I have three that I have owned for a couple of years and they have worked flawlessly the whole time.I had two Tritronics collars and they both took a dump,one after 6 months of use and the other at about 8 months.I called Tritronics and they said they would fix them for $60 a piece.No thanks.I'll stick with the Innotek.