I researched for days to make sure i purchased the best no bark collar. After all, who wants to spend 50.00 on something that may not work like you want? This collar is worth every penny! I have a barky 2 year old german shepherd. I put this collar on her and one zap is all it took! she no longer barks at everything and anything! I like how this collar is rechargeable and has an indicator light for low batterys. the tree bark control settings are nice, so you can choose which one may be right for your dog. my only complaint is it has a very long bit of collar that hangs off. we had to use something to tie that down so my newfie doesnt see it as something fun to chew on. I purchased a petsafe 50.00 collar in the past and was not happy with it. This one works!

We recently adopted a dog that turned out to be quite a barker. After unsuccessfully trying to curtail the barking through more conventional methods (i.e., yelling at the dog to stop barking) and after complaints from the neighbors, we decided we needed to try a bark collar. We selected the SportDOG collar after researching and finding uniformly positive reviews. It certainly isn't the cheapest anti-bark collar available, but having used it for over a month now, I can state without hesistation -- this collar works! In fact, it took no more than a day or two of wearing it for our dog to learn to avoid barking. And so far, after the initial battery charging we haven't had to recharge the battery in spite of our dog wearing it at least 8 hours a day.

A cautionary note for those of you who may not like hearing your dog yelp or to act startled -- this collar may produce reactions like this from your dog when it first triggers the corrective action, a brief electric current that is unpleasant. I tried it on myself, and I can tell you that it is not painful, merely unpleasant. If it were pleasant, it wouldn't work. Our dog quickly learned that as soon as he stopped barking, the unpleasantness stops. Now he is virtually "bark free" while wearing the collar. I think he has figured out that he can get away with barking while not wearing the collar, but his barking without the collar is not as frequent and prolonged as before we began using the collar.

Having used the product for only a little over a month, I cannot vouch for its longevity, but it appears to be sturdy enough. It has stood up to frequent and spirited play with our other dog while wearing the collar. This product is working well for us, and has allowed us to leave the dog outside during the day with zero complaints from the neighbors.

I have 2 Miniature Pinschers, Nina and Rocky, that love to bark. Nina is the older of the 2, about 7lbs in weight. Her bark is the most annoying bark I have ever heard! And she barks at EVERYTHING. I looked all over the web to find a collar. Many of them had horrible reviews until I stumbled upon this one. I was nervous about ordering it because of the price, so I just ordered one.

I received this collar last night, read the instruction manual and put it on Nina's neck. NEGATIVE: it's a bit bulky on my 7lb dog's neck. Nina always barks at the neighbor's dogs and they bark back too. It's a concert that I don't recommend you sit around for. Instead of putting her outside to test this collar (on the lowest setting) I rang my house doorbell, because that drives her insane.

Nina barked once then let out this yelp. I was scared that it was hurting her. I rang the bell again and the same thing happened, but this time Nina ran upstairs to hide (a shameful hide like when she does something wrong). I ran up after her to comfort her and I said "no bark". After holding her for a little while she calmed down. So I went back to the doorbell and rang it again...NINA DIDN'T BARK!! OMG! I couldn't believe my eyes/ears. I tested it again and she remained quiet. She earned a treat.

This morning I put Nina in the backyard to see if her and the neighbor's dog were going to start a barking concert. I put her collar on (I didn't let her sleep the night with it) and 2 seconds after she was outside I heard a bark from the neighbor's dog. Nina let out a soft bark (as if she was testing the collar lol) and that was it. She has been completely silent since she's been outside. Rocky, my other dog, is barking unfortunately. So...I will be purchasing another collar today.

THIS COLLAR ABSOLUTELY WORKS!!