Review of Tri Tronics Bark Limiter XS Electronic Dog Collar

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Tri Tronics Bark Limiter XS Electronic Dog Collar
By: Tri Tronics Average Rating: 5.0 Total Reviews: 3
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It actually works

On: 2008-08-28

This was a replacement for one that came off and the dogs buried. Really. I have two Sheltie/Aussy Sheppard mix dogs (~25 lbs) that would bark literally all night, every night. Nothing else worked. This was the last straw between keeping them and not. It works! They dont like them, but they respect them. Batteries last about 10-12 months. You have to remove them for walks, since jingling Dog Tags set them off. Otherwise, highly recommended.

Great for small dogs

On: 2008-08-05

I used this on one of my yorkies. This little girl was a yapper to the extreme. All my dogs bark, but she could have won a medal for leisure yapping. The middle of the night, yapping on my bed for no apparent reason within 3 feet of my head, was what finally drove me to purchse this collar. She only weighs six pounds, so I was worried. Plus I was scared that random barking from my other dogs would set it off.
Well.....there was no reason to fear. The collar only responds to the throat vibrations of the dog wearing it, so nothing else sets it off. I tested the 5 levels on myself before putting it around her neck. I could not feel level 1 at all. Level 2 gave a slight tingling. Level 3 a bit more, but levels 4 and 5 hurt. I put it on level 2 and decided never to go above 3.
Well it was a miracle. She figured it out in the first day. There was no emotional side effects that I could see and her personality remained the same, albeit, less noisy. The collar has a built in counter that tells you how many corrections it gave when you turn it off. After the first 2 days, it showed over 30 corrections. After 2 more days, it only showed 3. I made the mistake of taking it off after a week thinking that my problem was solved, but she was back to barking within a week. I guess the key is to leave it on for several weeks or a month to break the habit entirely.

Works like a charm for my Belgian Malinois

On: 2007-10-08

The Bark Limiter XS is extremely effective for my Belgian Malinois. As you may know, Mals are very barky.. which doesnt go over very well in my condo. The bark limiter has 5 different settings (for extra stubborn dogs), and I havent had to go past setting number 2 for my dog. The thing I like most about this collar is it has a bark odometer to tell you how many times the dog barked. This way you can check progress. Tri Tronics also makes a dummy collar (same weight) that you can use once your dog learns that the collar means no barking.