BarxBuddy Anti Barking Control Device (The Original Bark Training Tool) Ultrasonic Sound with LED Lights and Strap – Safe for All Dogs of All Breeds & Ages

OMG…. I read the mixed reviews on this so I wasn’t sure what to expect. One of the reasons we chose the Boston terrier breed was because they weren’t supposed to bark that much. Our first (the girl in the back) wasn’t that much of a barker until the boy (in the front) joined the family. Until we got this piece of magic, they were barking at anything that moved outside (and there was a lot) and many sounds coming from our screens (beeps, barks, cries, etc.). It was becoming unbearable so I looked for tools I could use and found this one.Oh my goodness does it work. After about 2-3 days with it (maybe pressing the button a total of 7 times), all I have to say is “Do you want me to press the button” and they stop.Because I know barking is their way to alert us of danger and I don’t want legitimate alerts to stop, when I hear them bark now, I do the following1. Get up to look out the window if that’s where they are looking2. Tell them what they are seeing (wild animals are called “friends” and delivery people are called “deliveries”).3. Tell them, “Thank you for the alert.”4. If they stop barking, I say “Good quiet.”5. If they continue to bark, I say “Do you want me to press the button?”If what they are barking about is coming from a screen, the only thing I do differently is #1 & 2. Instead of doing them, I just say “It’s in the TV/phone/iPad.Seriously, I am sooooooooooooooo thankful for this thing even though they hate it and I felt guilty every time I pressed the button. The girl especially hates it. After pressing the button, she would go and hide in the hallway for a few hours by herself which is something she had never done in the past. When the boy barks and she thinks I might press the button (at least I think that’s what she is thinking), she runs up to me and smothers me with her little body. I think she’s trying to prevent me from being able to get it.During the first 3 days, I carried it with me everywhere and would show it when saying, “Do you want me to push the button?” I think that helped consolidate the association with barking and the button.”I have never been so thankful not to have to use something I purchased. Just the thread of it is enough and it has worked on a few other unwanted behaviors, too. Bonus!!!!!