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Electronic Secure Dog Barking Dog Alarm

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I regret to report that my Secure Dog alarm IS a "dog." I purchased on the basis of very favorable reviews, but after I attempted to utilize this unit (selecting the barking option)I discovered that it usually malfunctioned.

There is one good feature, that the variability in barking frequency is quite realistic. However, the electronics is unreliable, usually giving a drum beat roar as the volume switch is first advanced. Occasionally this malfunction can be bypassed so that the alarm appears to work, but it rapidly fails so that later it gives only a nearly inaudible bark.

Finally, when the sound is operatiing, the quality of the speaker is extremely poor, so I doubt that most adults will be fooled -even when the unit is working.

Allen Ansevin

It is very powerful, and it is very threatening. It works great. Usually products like this are junk, but this is high quality. I gave it as a gift to a lady who lives alone, and she tells me she sleep much better each night.

I bought one and I liked it so much I bought another. Especially when you have two devices it sounds like a FRENZY of angry dogs--sooo cool! Supposedly the speaker (front) part is where the sensors are. If you walk close to the rear it also barks. I suppose you can bypass this by shield it with some kind of metal barrior in the back. It's no big deal for me because I have an on-off switch I use and turn it on when I go to bed.

It's a novelty item, and these are hard to find.

You can switch it to a pleasant stream/bird/forest sound instead which is good if you have a business-it will alert you when someone comes into the door-and is really really excellent.

Be sure to buy some "BEWARE OF THE DOG" signs. Sound quality: VERY realistic. You can turn it up and it's quite loud and it WILL set off the neighborhood dogs. I think it is supposed to sound like german shepard. (If the person gets closer, the barking dog will bark more frequently). I wish they had growling pit bull sounds.

Still, the barking in this device is impressive.

It appears to be a very well built device-not cheap or flimsy. I wish it had a stereo plug--I would LOVE to plug it up to loud speakers LOL
Still, it's impressive.

The item is as described. Shipping was reasonable and prompt. "Rex" has worked daily, and well, to help secure our home for over 6 months.

I was really disappointed in its "through the wall range".
I have a wood wall, no metal involved.
I get maybe a 2 foot range, almost all but useless.
Seems to work better in an open area but that is not what I bought it for.
For the price of this unit it should work better.
I would not recommend this unit for a through the wall alarm.

I bought the Electronic Barking Watch Dog as a present and only tested it to see if it works. It does work, and is very simple to operate. Uses a LOT of batteries as a backup, and is pretty loud. The barking is OK but not great, I think anybody who had a dog or two and heard other dogs barking will recognize or at least suspect the sound to be "fake" after 10-20 seconds but I think that might just be enough. Coupled with other measures of protection it may be just what you want when you can't have a real. In big apartment complexes thieves who "probe" the doors one ofter the other to see if one is open, would probably be deterred effectively (they probably won't stop at a door on the other side of which there is a lot of barking). A determined burglar however will not be averted but they would just use pepper spray on a dog, anyway.

highly sensitive security alarm, i had to put aluminum foil in front of it to block it from household activity in the kitchen yet still guard the walkway to the front door. my father can hear the barking but he cant hear the door buzzer.

It does work, however if you are trying to use it to protect against intruders to your home it will not pick up anyone on the outside of your house if you have aluminum siding. I set mine on a large window ledge behind drapes and it does very well that way. It also seems more sensitive when approached from the rear so I have the back facing out to the deck. Sounds like a big angry dog from out side, and when testing it the first time with the back door open it got all my neighbors dogs barking.

My house was recently broken into and I purchased this item, among others, as a security measure to help deter future theives. While it is simple to use it does not go through walls or windows as advertised. I've adjusted volume/range and rearranged so that the unit points directly through a window. There's no thick walls or steel structures that are interfering with it. In addition, it picks up anything that moves behind the unit inside the house (no matter what angle) which is annoying. I've tried making foil shields, etc. but can't get anything to work. It also gets 'stuck' and continues to bark after you've left the room and there's no motion. I was very excited about the product when I saw it but will be returning it. I also purchased the Rex version (which is identical, only more money)...same problems. Get a real dog if you can.

Received my order from gooddeals18.com in a timly manner for 2 barking dog security alarms last evening and tried it out today and it is DEFECTIVE or just CRAP...

You can NOT adjust the sensitivity and when it does bark, it barks continuously sounding like a fog horn more then a barking dog, and it wont disengage,You have to manually turn it off. I returned the 2 barking dogs in their original packaging with hopes of a FULL REFUND the very next day.
Electronic Secure Dog Barking Dog Alarm

NOTE... DO NOT Confuse this product costing approx @$51 each with "REX Barking Dog" costing approx $72each... which is similar BUT works very well and is worth the additional cost.

STI ED-50 Rex Plus Electronic Watchdog, Barking Dog Alarm