Few instants can match that moment of exhilaration when you finally lay your hands on that long desired puppy. Off from the pet shop, you are carried away by emotions to the extent of pulling a soft lullaby song to calm the rather peaceful sleeping puppy in your arms. The scenery is breath-taking and you can’t wait to share the joy of the new family member with the rest at home.

For obvious reasons, it’s a grand reception that receives you at home. Taking cue that the loud sounds may awaken the puppy, you signal for calmness. Too little too late. Just like an infant awoken from sleep, the puppy starts Barking and whining ceaselessly.

You correctly convenience yourself that it’s perfectly normal for puppies to bark. That’s their communication channel as they acclimatize to their new environment. Six months down the line, the barking doesn’t show any signs of decreasing. It’s getting louder!

Neighbors are soon on your case urging you to rein in on your dog. Where do you turn to? The affection that you have developed with the dog is so strong that the mere thought of getting rid of it is considered treasonable.

In SmartBack dog Collar technology, a product of Sit Boo-Boo, you can rest easy as you condition your dog from the endlessly barking and cries.

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SmartBark training collar

The SmartBark training collar by Sit Boo-Boo presents a solution to the persistent barking menace of all ages of dogs. Employing some of the cutting edge modern technology: bark technology integrated with advance intelligent barking nuisance should soon be a thing of the past in your neighborhood.

As the name suggest, it’s a dog collar (however, it’s not an ordinary collar you pick at your local petshop), the collar is designed with a two mode training option to help ward off your dog from the infuriating endless barks. The two options include:

• The traditional option of beep vibration and static, which produces slight shocking discharges to cause discomfort when your dog consistently barks.
• Tone and vibration option, which is preferred to be used on sensitive dogs. No static discharges are used to initiate remedial measures.

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The products inbuilt ability doesn’t stop at that. It comes with the ability to filter background dog barks. Meaning that it will only be called into action by the barking of the dog on which is fitted.

This is one of the safety features that the SmartBark boasts of. Others include, a protective mode that switches the collar off 30 seconds after it has been activated, up to nine levels of sensitivity adjustment that grants you the freedom to adjust the SmartBack collar to your dog’s temperament.

Additionally, there is a battery level indicator that will alert you of its battery level and hence remove unpleasant surprises of sudden battery rain.

What Makes SmartBack Collar A Cut Above Its Peers?

Indeed the SmartBark collar exemplifies smartness. Why do I say so? The answer rests with the SmartBark detection ability. With a push of a button, the SmartBack collar is intelligent enough to put to memory the unique barking sound of your dog and consequently only being activated by the sound of your dog. To put it plainly, the neighbors barking sounds won’t activate a corrective measure!

If that isn’t smart enough, take a look at its ability to self-adjust up to 9 different levels. It’s self-tuned to progressively adjust the level setting till a point when your dog’s barking is controlled. Thereafter, it auto-resets back to the lowest level.

The duo-training mode, as aforementioned, is the cherry on the cake for the SmartBark collar. The ability to initiate remedial measures without necessarily employing static discharge, makes this product perfectly safe for even puppies of up to six months.

Points of Concern

With the ability of the SmartBark collar to detect vocal cord stimulation, caution should be taken over false positive alarms. A case in point would be snoring by your dog while at rest. To curb this default, the makers of SmartBark collar incorporated an On/off button. It’s a double gain for you and your dog. It tames the false positive ultrasonic correction while at the same time it extends the battery life.

The safety profile of SmartBark collar for puppies under 6 months of age remains undocumented. It is, therefore, imperative that you read the user manual to avoid causing unintended injuries to your dog.

Parting shot

Factoring the cost of the SmartBack collar coupled with the good-will review comments that it has so far generated from consumers at Amazon, you will be getting real value for money when you decide to purchase SmartBark to hush your pathological barking dog (barking nuisance condition).