Dog Shock Collars - What You Must Know Before Buying a Shock Collar for Your Loving Dogs!Bark collars are a specific type of training tool that is ideal for dogs with anatural tendency to bark excessively, or more than usual for any reason.Bark collars are designed to provide negative reinforcement in reaction tothe unwanted barking behavior. Over time, the dog will learn to avoid thebehavior in order to avoid the negative reinforcement.While the use of bark collars has become controversial, it is not inherentlya bad training method as long as the collar is used correctly and thetraining is administered as it should be. This guide is designed to addressthe concept of a specific type of bark collar, a "shock" bark collar whichdelivers an electrical pulse in reaction to the barking behavior. While thereare other types of negative reinforcement bark collars, including collarsthat spray citronella rather than emitting an electrical pulse, but theelectrical "shock" type of collar is the preferred method of training a dognot to bark through the use of a control tool.