Dogtra YS600 Rechargeable Waterproof High-Output No Bark Collar

I have a Bluetick Coonhound that I love to hear sing, but my neighbors, not so much. If you're not familiar with coonhounds, they howl, loudly. This collar is powerful and I only need to set it to around 3 or 4 to keep her quiet and max is 10. It will zap the life of your dog, so start at the lowest setting and work your way up, not the other way around. I also like that it has a light to indicate when it's fully charged.

I just started using it and it has worked great. I will be buying another one for one of my other pups. I can recommend this. The only thing is the charging light as with my training collars when charging the light is red then when done it turns green. With this one it doesnt do that. flashes green and then when charged no light at all. I am guessing this is normal as it helps with the barking.

I had done lots of research before buying this collar. But sadly I regret this choice. We had tested it before and made sure it was fully charged. I saw it work once and thought this should work. It was the 3rd day of using the collar. My dog was lying down completely calm, sleeping when the collar shocked her! She started yelping and running all over peeing everywhere. My poor dog was so confused cause she didn't bark or even make a peep. I heard it too. There was no vibrate before it shocked her out of no where! Please DO NOT buy!

I have only unpacked the order of two YS600 bark collars. The design is not elegant, but it seems like the quality is good and heavy-duty. The collar straps are made of tough, stiff rubber. Time will tell how easy and effective they work.

I've had this for a week and it's worked great so far. I have only needed to use it 4 times and after the first four corrections to my separation anxiety-prone dog, he doesn't scream or howl in his crate anymore let alone hurt himself. I noticed that the collar was inconsistent with corrections - meaning he will howl and bark, be corrected, then continue to howl or bark immediately afterwards. Although my dog quickly caught on and realized that the vibration is a warning prior to the correction. He now settles down in his crate and sleeps most of the time I'm gone (up to 4 hours) without hurting himself in the crate or screaming his head off and bothering my neighbors (I live in an apartment). I do not recommend leaving the collar on your dog if you're gone for more than 4 hours. I also do not recommend keeping it on your dog all the time. I was recommended this collar by a few dog trainers - please contact your local dog trainer and work with them first before ever putting an ecollar on your dog.I DO recommend READING THE MANUAL and working with a trainer first and foremost before charging the collar and placing it on your dog. I also suggest buying a "dog cam" or some type of security cam to watch/monitor your dog with the collar. The collar did not correct my dog for any whining, do expect your dog to still whine with or without the collar. Dogs are animals, they whine from time to time. Don't get a dog if you can't stand fur or whining. DO NOT give your dog a kong, chew, or any toys whatsoever as the vibration from the chewing can trigger the collar to correct your dog for no reason. PLEASE test the collar before putting it on your dog (read the manual to figure out what I mean by "test the collar"). The collar is supposed to vibrate in warning before correcting the dog. I started off in the vibration-only mode the first day of having it on my dog and he completely ignored it (he has severe separation anxiety and will hurt himself in his crate). I only use level 1 and that's the only level I would personally use on my dog. My biggest goal was to stop my dog from hurting himself and to learn to relax independently without anyone being in the same room as him. I achieved that goal thus far with this collar and lots of training.I do NOT recommend a bark collar for dogs with reactivity, especially on walks. I have only used this collar for my dog's separation anxiety in his crate and when tethered in my household. The sole purpose of this collar is to correct his state of mind before he harms himself on anything within his environment (his crate bars, destroying furniture, etc.) Make sure to place the collar on a different spot near your dog's vocal cords on their throat each time you use the collar to avoid any irritation to the skin. If your dog has long hair, see if you can replace the metal prongs with longer ones. You can even buy Dogtra's "dummy e-collar" to prevent your dog from becoming "collar smart" without having to leave the actual collar on your dog.

Easy set up. Effective use for training. My dog responded promptly to the correction.

Simple. East to use and fit. Charging is quick and results after 3 days.

[Update: Jan 2023]: This collar does work well. He doesn't bark with it on. But, it has had a few false triggers that shocked him when he didn't do anything. I'm bumping my review down to 3 stars because of that. We usually don't put the collar on him because we don't trust it. When it shocks him, even on the lowest setting, it's enough to make him shriek. I really don't like it when it happens when he hasn't done anything wrong, and it makes him extremely anxious.[Original Review] This works great. Our dog was barking non-stop and he very quickly learned to stop. It only zapped him once or twice before he learned. However, I will note: this thing seems to be much stronger than our older corrective collar. Our older collar has settings from 1-15, and he wouldn't even notice unless we had it on 11+. This collar has settings from 1-10, and I don't need to put it up past 1. I definitely recommend that you start on the lowest settings for your dog, even if you are used to how your dog responds to other collars. Work your way up until your dog responds because this thing seems to be stronger than other collars.Also, I wish this had a remote control so it could work as a bark collar and also a training collar. But that's really my only complaint.