Citronella Anti Bark Collar

Review by B. Gorniak:

I have a Jack Russell puppy and an older Beagle who LOVE to get into bark-fests with each other several times a day, and it was driving me nuts. Nothing I did seemed to make a difference…they would quiet down when I went in and corrected them, but then they would start right back in again, sometimes the second I left the room!

Someone suggested a spray-bottle, and it helped break them up, but still required my personal involvement each episode. When I purchased these collars, the Beagle barked one time at a UPS driver and now refuses to engage with the puppy. The puppy somehow seems to KNOW what the deal is, and has not barked even one time with the collar on. It’s like magic! I’m on day two of blissful silence and my only regret is that I did not purchase these two months ago!

Review by K. Sherman:

I’ve tried other citronella bark collars and have had 3 out of 3 fail within weeks of purchase. This one works great – although my Dalmation has figured out how softly he can bark and not have the thing go off. No worries, though, a few sweet, soft “ruff”s and then he’s done. This brand came recommended to me by co-workers and I’ve been very happy with it.

Review by John Petty:

This was a product made by Premier which does the great “Gentle Leader.” It is now Multivet–a Quebec company.

I paid 8 at a local pet store. Was very helpful…until it broke 5 days later. Exchanged at store, but they said further problems take it up with the company. Two weeks later the second one died.

Multivet has not responded to my email. I mailed in the warranty and it was returned as no such address. Tried registering online, webpage “submit” button does not work. Went to troubleshooting page and learned they haven’t put it up yet.

Warranty is only for 30 days. Product is not waterproof. On/Off switch is cheesy plastic and I suspect much of the problem.

I am now looking at electronic trainer collars that are waterproof, have a better warranty, also contain a tone response. Looking at Innotek Ultrasmart IUT 1000, which is actually cheaper if you shop carefully. Has 1/2 mile (at best–clear straight line) versus 300 yards Spray commander

Review by Kevin Partt:

Having used a spray collar belonging to my friend’s dog which only had levels of spray, the Commander having the ‘beep’ feature is proving it to be superior as you can get the dog not to view the collar as something to be afraid of. The only real problem noticed so far is that it is not waterproof and therefore has to be removed prior to deep paddling or swimming – easy to forget! Terrific value compared to what it sells for in the UK especially with the weak dollar. Would recommend.

Review by Gladys Finkelstein:

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1GU09XG0Y8JKQ My cat loves to eat. He will eat until he throws up if given the chance. He scarfs his meals and then runs over to eat my other cat’s food. It has been annoying having to wait around for cat #2 to finish eating, or having to lock them in separate rooms for meals. That’s where the food ball came in. My cat took to it in seconds. He knew his food was in there rattling around and it clicked for him immediately. This video is actually his first time using it, and he successfully ate the whole meal this way. With cat #2 safely eating his dinner from his bowl and cat #1 preoccupied with his new food ball, they finished at the same time and no food was stolen! This has been the PERFECT fix for an annoying multiple-cat situation!

Review by K. Daum:

While I don’t have cats, I have two shetland sheepdogs, one 22 lbs, the other 30 lbs. My 30 lbs girl was getting far too good at removing kibbles from her Premier Waggle and her large Tricky Treat Ball. Neither of these toys were adjustable in how much comes out, unless you want to get larger kibble and I didn’t want to change kibbles.

I stumbled across this item and ordered one because I like the idea that it’s adjustable. There are two types of holes the food can come out of: a set of 3 smaller round holes, and another set of 3 larger holes. You adjust which holes you want by unlocking a little mechanism and twisting half of the ball so that it’s where ever you want it. I have it set on the larger holes but the large holes are too big for my kibble, so I’ve twisted it to where only part of the larger holes are revealed. I’m also considering covering one of the 3 holes with tape on the inside so kibble can only come out of 2 holes.

The dogs love these, they roll them around with their noses. My younger boy sheltie was intrigued by it even when it was empty, he can *just* fit it in his mouth and he “noms” on it. He might be able to crack the plastic by doing this, so I take it away when it’s empty.

You fill the toy by unscrewing an end cap of the ball. It’s a good sized hole so it’s easy to fill. My boy sheltie is able to grasp the little knob on this cap and unscrew it so all the kibble dumps out (it doesn’t have to be turned far, less than a half turn). Clever boy! I covered the cap with electrician’s tape so he can’t unscrew it. However, he can also grip both halves of the ball and twist them so that the large holes are fully exposed, even though it’s supposed to be “locked”. I’ll try tape again there to keep him from twisting it. I don’t knock a star off for this because this toy wasn’t made for dogs, it’s made for cats who are quite a bit smaller than my dogs. I just wanted to see if I could make this work for my pups, and with a little fiddling, it will.

My girl sheltie only rolls this ball around to get food out, she doesn’t try to open it like the boy does.

I’m ordering another so my pups don’t have to share a ball.

Review by K. Ingram:

This product is great! I have two dogs and (except for bikes and balls with one of my dogs), my dogs are quiet. We tried a shock collar with the more difficult dog, and it didn’t work at all. Thanks.

Review by Constance, loves dogs & books, in no particular order:

I like this product; it is very effective, but don’t why this quantity of batteries and cans unless you have lots of dogs. (Also the bark collar is heavy on the dog’s neck; don’t buy it for tiny dogs and remove in non-bark situations.)

If you are careful to turn the battery off in non-bark situations, one battery and one can has lasted me 3 months so far now on my barky-with-certain-stimulus Min Pin.

Review by Dennisseid:

Very pleased with the product and the seller. Product was as represented in ad and came exactly when stated.

Review by Maria Barnden:

We have a small dog (sheepoo) and she just yaks and yaks as soon as she is let out the front door to do her business or to just sit on the front porch. It drives everybody crazy. We didn’t want to use the zapper type collar becasue we thought that for a small dog it seemed mean (we actually tried our neighbours zapper collar) plus when I did some research on those collars, I didn’t read many positive feedbacks. We tried the citronella collar and it has stopped her from barking when she is outside and it is just wonderful. I can’t say that it has trained her because she will still do her barking frenzy if she realizes she’s not wearing it but we are so happy that now we can let her out to do her business at midnight and she dosen’t wake up the neighbourhood.

Review by Elizabeth Hodge:

This product did not totally disappoint. It does what it says it will do. I think my pup just doesn’t get it. After a few days, rather than stopping barking, she just got used to being sprayed in the face. Another thing I noticed is when the other dogs bark, she gets sprayed, but doesn’t seem to mind.

If I have anything negative to say about the product it’s simply that it took quite a while to get here – kinda slow, when you’re excited to try something new and the pup keeps barking at the invisible critters in the back yard.

Review by Sally A. Frances:

multivet citronella spray works to keep my big dog from barking. Without it, she’ll bark her fool head off.

Review by Erik Oleson:

I have had this product for well over a month, and it still works great, so just be aware that the other reviewers might have had faulty products and just needed a return. Maybe their dogs are a little crazy and rough house the collar a bit too much. It is a relatively durable case, but I believe that strong impacts would do some damage to the unit. Some good and bad points now:

– The spray is VERY effective for curbing barking

– Is not sensitive enough for small barks and whining, so this does not solve those problems. If your dog is smart and figures out that quiet barking is not punished (like mine did), you’ll still have a problem barker, but just not as loud.

– My dog is not afraid of the collar, but knows to be quiet when it is on

– Make sure you say ‘no barking’ or ‘quiet’ every time it sprays if you can. The dog will learn your command as well.

Overall I highly recommend this product for . However I do NOT recommend it if you bought it at the 0 that Petsmart wants to steal out of you (though I do love that company). It is simply not a 0 value anti-bark system, more like -.

Review by Michael Borisow:

This product worked great for a few weeks. Then it stopped working, it just would no longer spray. I thought maybe the battery? Nope! Maybe it got wet, and ruined the sensor? So I bought a new one. Silence for a week then the same thing happened, it just stopped working. I also found a crack in the housing which let the citronella leak out. So again for the limited time that this product physically worked, it was wonderful.

Review by D.B. Cooper:

This seems to keep the cats away as others have found. But the canister is small at 4.5oz. Get the Radio Shack spray cleaner for under as a replacement. 10oz for about the same price. This is the same ingredient. The heads match and it works fine. Just remove the spray attachment from the canister. Other sprays may also work. enjoy!

Review by C. Gardner:

We have had an ugly cover on our leather couch for nearly two years because our furry friends liked to use it as a bathroom (their way of making editorial comments). Now we can actually use the couch and don’t have to cover it! The combination of the alarm and air squirting keeps them completely off. We hope to eventually set it for alarm only to avoid buying refills for the compressed air. Just be sure you buy the model with the alarm – they also have one with just compressed air that would tie you into endless refills.