A dog barking can be a very annoying noise for you and your neighbors, however, it is made worse if it is your dog that is barking.   Not only will it annoy your neighbors but it can cause some serious problems, especially if your neighbors complain and you get an unwanted visit from animal control. Dogs bark for many reasons, usually its because there is a factor in their life that is bothering them, and the only way they can express that is to bark.   Boredom, separation anxiety, excitement, and stranger alert are the main reasons your dog will bark excessively.   Finding out what is causing your dog to bark, is the best way to solve the barking once and for all. If your dog is neurotic then an anti barking collar is not the best way to stop your dog from barking.   The shock from the collar can really send a neurotic dog into a spin and he or she could really hurt themselves trying to get the collar off.   Stop barking collars are designed to be a corrective device, when your dog is barking.   Once your dog has stopped barking the collar does need to come off, they are not designed for everyday apparel.  A citronella collar is a collar that does not use a vibration, instead it releases a spray of citronella in front of the dog.   Dogs do not like the smell of the citronella and will soon teach the dog that when he barks it releases the smell.   The other type of anti barking collar is a static collar.   A static collar is activated by the dog barking and sends off a vibration, this is unpleasant to the dog, and he or she will learn fairly quickly that it will keep happening when he barks.  A stop barking collar is not a inhumane as you would think.   The anti barking collar does not have any electricity in it, and the shock that your dog receives is that of a vibration that makes it unpleasant for him.   The shock will not send your dog whimpering in pain, it will only give him a little fright.   Stop barking collars, if used correctly can be a very good way of correcting your dogs barking habits.

I need to get my pomeranian chihuahua a bark control collar. He is out of control and I don’t want to get kicked out of my apartment because of him. What is an effective collar and/or method to use?
He has been more than socialized with people and other dogs. He barks a lot for no reason, but he barks like crazy when either one or both of us come home. We’ve tried ignoring him when we come in, but that doesn’t work.