PetSafe Outdoor Ultrasonic Bark Deterrent

• Decorative outdoor bark deterrent with bird-house theme
• Safe and effective bark control for all sizes and breeds of dogs
• Hangs from tree to ultrasonically quell barking within 50 feet
• Detects repetitive barking; 4 correction settings
• Two color LED for good/low battery indication

Worth the Money!!!:
After much research and reading some horrible reviews, I decided to take a chance with this product anyway. I have a Dachshund, Shiba Inu, and a Chihuahua. The only one that doesn't stop barking immediately is the Dachshund. Usually she'll stop after about 3 or 4 barks though - which is a huge improvement!!!! She taught the other 2 to bark. I do use this indoors instead of outdoors. The best part is, I'll turn it on only when they start barking, or when I anticipate company soon. Once they see me go to the birdhouse, they magically become model dogs. It seems everyone is having a different experience with this product, but if you are desperate for some peace and quiet, I would recommend this product.

The dog next door is still barking:
The dog next door is still barking. Little or no "improvement" in reducing the dogs barking. Unit is located less than 10 feet from the barker.

Must be used on somewhat intelligent dog(s) for it to work...:
Oh boy, did I have high hopes for this product. After listening to the neighbor's young white german shepherd bark at everything that did & did not move, I finally broke down and bought this with some reservations. Now, we're talking about a measly 10 feet or so from unit to dog, and all it did was get the dog's attention. That's it. Barking did not decrease in any way. However, in talking to a vet about its effectiveness, he did say the dog's intelligence does factor into it (smarter dogs will understand cause & effect; e.g., if I bark, this will happen). I sure wish I had known that before because this dog is untrained, non-obedient, and dumb as a post. Caveat emptor...

Husband set off first.....:
Have not fully tested yet. I did have to call to find out the full range of this unit. For those interested it covers 150 degrees in a cone shape. We set up and turned on unit (all very easy). We were outside with both dogs and my husbands cell phone rang. He answered in a rather deep "HELLO" and I see my 30lb Rat Terrier heading toward the doggy door growling. Obvously he heard something. My husbands voice must have set it off. I bought this item after a friend at work recommended after he bought one to deter his neighbor dogs from barking. It does work although he said he has had to replace the battery after only 1-2 months and wishes it was a plug in unit.

Bark Detterent:
Amazing how well this small item works. Our neighbor's dogs no longer attack us 'verbally' when we go outdoors.