Everyone who owns a dog should make sure they have taken the time to train their dog properly. A dog should be calm and not jump up on guests when they come in the front door. It should also not be constantly barking. Excessive barking can cause you problems with your family or your neighbors. The constant barking, when it’s not related to health problems, might make it impossible for people in the house to enjoy a simple conversation, at which point a citronella bark collar becomes almost a necessity. What Is It? The citronella bark collar is a very effective collar that gives both short and long term results. It’s the collar that’s preferred by people who don’t agree with other methods of anti bark correction, specially those that involve static electricity. This collar works in an unique way that doesn’t hurt or makes your dog feel any pain. It operates with a small dose of citronella spray that’s shot right in front of your dog’s nose. Once the dog detects the smell of citronella with its highly developed sense of smell, it will instinctively try to figure out what is going on. Because the attention of the dog will be diverted from the object that it was barking at to this new, strange smell, the barking will stop while the dog “investigates” what happened. With time and practice, the dog will understand that it’s its own barking that’s triggering the release of the citronella smell. The smell won’t hurt the dog, of course, yet the dog will know that the only way to keep that smell away is by not barking when not necessary. Because it’s harmless, this type of collar has been gaining in popularity lately. Dog owners like this collar because it goes easy on dogs, yet it delivers the results they were looking for. The citronella bark collar can be found in almost every pet supply store, among other types of anti bark collars. The ultrasonic bark collar for instance is a different take on the citronella version. It’s yet another collar that won’t hurt your dog, but instead of spraying your dog’s nose with citronella, it will emit a high pitched sound that only dogs can hear. The reason why manufacturers selected a sound so high pitched that humans can’t hear it is so that you don’t have to put up with it in addition to the barking of your dog. This would make the whole situation even more unbearable. Another advantage of the citronella bark collar is that it’s relatively cheap and doesn’t require you to invest a lot of time, unlike other anti barking choices.