PetSafe Ultrasonic Indoor Bark Control, PBC-1000

by PetSafe

Product Features

• Tabletop device safely controls your dog?s excessive barking
• Delivers 2-second ultrasonic tone correction only dogs can hear
• No receiver collar needed
• 25-foot range
• Requires 9-volt alkaline battery (sold separately); limited lifetime warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 3 inches ; 6.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00068R98C
• Item model number: PBC-1000
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (272 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #3 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Training & Behavior Aids > Sonic Bark Deterrents
  • #9 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Collars, Harnesses & Leashes > Collars > Bark Collars
  • #18 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Training & Behavior Aids > Repellents

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

No receiver collar is necessary to curb your dog’s excessive barking with the PetSafe Ultrasonic Indoor Bark Control. Hold the device in your hand or rest it on any table or countertop. When your dog barks, it activates a harmless 2-second ultrasonic tone only she can hear. You can set the device to activate automatically or manually. Your dog will learn to associate the annoying tone with its barking. The safe, effective Ultrasonic Indoor Bark Control works up to 25 feet of your pet. Requires a 9-volt alkaline battery (sold separately). Limited lifetime warranty.

Product Description

The Ultrasonic Bark Control is great for curtailing the barking of small or timid dogs. Uses ultrasound to deter barking. Activated automatically by bark or manually by owner. Can be used as a table-top unit or hand-held. Has a 25 foot range.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

104 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Your Mileage May Vary..., June 16, 2004

By A Customer

My family adopted an adult silky terrier who loves the sound of his own voice. Since we don't know how he picked up the barking habit (he was running stray, background entirely unknown) our efforts to break this habit have been trial and error -- mostly error. Suffice it to say that he still barks at everything, and sometimes at nothing.

I saw this product advertised in a catalogue and decided to give it a try. Nothing else was working and I am still reluctant to try shock collars. The Ultrasonic Bark Control device is handheld and operated with a 9 volt battery. The owner's manual states that an internal microphone can pick up the dog's barking within 10 feet and automatically emits the ultrasonic sound that is meant to stop the barking. There's also a red button that you can push to emit the sound, and the dog will hear it if he is within 20 feet of the device.

Having used the device, I can tell you that the noise is out of range of human hearing. I've heard some complaints about other brands being just as annoying to the humans as to the dogs -- not this brand. However, I'm no longer confident that's a plus -- the noise might not be irritating enough. The first day I used the device, it worked beautifully. The dog would bark once or twice, look puzzled, and then settle down. The second day he was barking for a good twenty seconds before my frantic use of the manual button would settle him down. Now, he just ignores the noise and barks 'til his heart's content and our eardrums are vibrating. I'm thinking of giving the Ultrasonic Bark Control device to another dog owner I know in hopes he has more longterm success from it than I did.

I must add that our dog has an unusually stubborn and ornery temperament. For a sweeter-tempered habitual barker, this device might be the perfect solution.

61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the price works moderately well, October 24, 2005

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S. Tam "startertan" (Earth) - See all my reviews
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I have a 3 1/2 year old Boxer that barks, cries, whines, and howls when I go to work...ALL DAY...I know, I recorded it. I went to Petsmart and picked up this gadget. Brought it home and it the manual correct button. She bolted. She hates the ultrasonic noise that it makes. It reduced the amount of noise that my dog makes but only in a certain area and I don't crate my dog when I'm going to be away for more than 8 hours.

So if I'm just running out for a few hours I stick her in her crate with this right in front of her but if I'm going to work I use it in conjunction with the petsafe electric shock bark collar.

My girlfriends dog does not really notice it if he's otherwise engaged but my dog hates it. Worth the price in my opinion. Best advice is to take it home and try it. Some dogs react to it. Others don't.

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dog interested in noise, not detered from barking, August 12, 2005

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D. Marr (Syr, NY) - See all my reviews
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My beagle (13 mo.) cocks her head showing that she hears something with a slight pause in the barking process but does not deter her from barking at a later time. Does nothing for howling and will only go off for loud barks, not smaller barking or any form of whining (even if extremely loud).