Saw this clip years ago, but still hilarious. Shocked (no pun intended) that it's never been on FARK before.

/Love the terrified "rrrrruuff" on the last setting.

Why did they add buzzing and shocking noises? Weak.

/on a related note, I did the exact same thing to myself before I put one on my dog. It's not painful, but it definitely gets your attention.

Is this a dick move to do to your dog? My dog barks like crazy pretty much any time there is any sort of noise outside, and sometimes inside too. I hate it so much, and I'm sure my neighbors aren't crazy about it either. We've tried all sorts of things to get him to stop, but honestly I'm not sure he's capable of controlling it. So if I put one of these things on him, would it just be torture, or would there be a chance that it would actually work?

Is Muttley shooting the video?

Osomatic: Is this a dick move to do to your dog?

Yep.

Osomatic: So if I put one of these things on him, would it just be torture, or would there be a chance that it would actually work?

Yes on both counts. They're definitely effective, but it sucks mightily for the dog.

As a general rule, any process or product that uses pain or disfigurement as a lazy shortcut to forcing an animal's natural tendencies to conform to human preference is pretty much an asshole maneuver.

Don't like that your cat scratches? You can either invest the time and effort to train it not to and provide it with alternatives, or just physically remove the outer bones of each of its feet, equivalent to removing human fingers from the first knuckle up. Don't like that your dog barks? Use a system of positive reinforcement to reward desirable behavior, or just strap it into an electroshock collar that tazes it every time it barks. If you accept the responsibility of caring for an animal, then it's up to you which way you want to go: The responsible, patient way, or the cheap, lazy shortcut way that saves time, but harms the animal so that you can spare yourself a little bit of inconvenience.

(Of course, the only real exceptions to this are spaying and neutering, as they're primarily for health reasons, as well as to aid in controlling a population explosion that would likely suffer much greater levels of pain from neglect.)

With a beard like that, you KNOW he deserves it.

The sad part is that now he's afraid to leave the yard

Osomatic: Is this a dick move to do to your dog? My dog barks like crazy pretty much any time there is any sort of noise outside, and sometimes inside too. I hate it so much, and I'm sure my neighbors aren't crazy about it either. We've tried all sorts of things to get him to stop, but honestly I'm not sure he's capable of controlling it. So if I put one of these things on him, would it just be torture, or would there be a chance that it would actually work?

Oh it works- but you have to have it on constantly. My brother used it on his dog when it was outside. But hi wife was lax in putting the collar on the dog- so it never learned.

I saw this faked years ago.

MaxxLarge: Osomatic: Is this a dick move to do to your dog?

Yep.

Osomatic: So if I put one of these things on him, would it just be torture, or would there be a chance that it would actually work?

Yes on both counts. They're definitely effective, but it sucks mightily for the dog.

As a general rule, any process or product that uses pain or disfigurement as a lazy shortcut to forcing an animal's natural tendencies to conform to human preference is pretty much an asshole maneuver.

Don't like that your cat scratches? You can either invest the time and effort to train it not to and provide it with alternatives, or just physically remove the outer bones of each of its feet, equivalent to removing human fingers from the first knuckle up. Don't like that your dog barks? Use a system of positive reinforcement to reward desirable behavior, or just strap it into an electroshock collar that tazes it every time it barks. If you accept the responsibility of caring for an animal, then it's up to you which way you want to go: The responsible, patient way, or the cheap, lazy shortcut way that saves time, but harms the animal so that you can spare yourself a little bit of inconvenience.

(Of course, the only real exceptions to this are spaying and neutering, as they're primarily for health reasons, as well as to aid in controlling a population explosion that would likely suffer much greater levels of pain from neglect.)

For the record, I'm a responsible pet owner who has owned and trained my dogs, and I'm not likely to use a shock collar. But I'm at my wit's end with this dog.

Osomatic: For the record, I'm a responsible pet owner who has owned and trained my dogs, and I'm not likely to use a shock collar. But I'm at my wit's end with this dog.

Link is from the ASPCA website and they don't seem to be appalled by shock collars. But they want you to try a CAAB Dog Whisperer first.

Apparently there are also citronella spraying collars that are about as effective as the shock collars, which while still essentially automatic punishment devices, are presumably not as painful. But, same problem - dog learns "don't bark while wearing the collar" and not much else.

Have a friend with a dog that barks. At everything. All the time. Nonstop. I get it.

Mr. Potatoass: Better beard. Better bark. Better video.

THIS

RoyBatty: MaxxLarge: Don't like that your cat scratches? You can either invest the time and effort to train it not to and provide it with alternatives, or just physically remove the outer bones of each of its feet, equivalent to removing human fingers from the first knuckle up.

Can you expand on this? Are you referring to declawing?

I had a cat for a couple of years, and I would not have thought of its claws as bones.

Never declawed it, but I did trim them with a cat nail cutter.

He's right: declawing entails removing the first toe bone of each toe

/I had it done to two of my cats, and when I found out what it really did, I hated myself

I hate myself for watching a half an hour of you tube dog collar shock videos in hopes of seeing the best one.

Tony_Pepperoni: Mr. Potatoass: Better beard. Better bark. Better video.

THIS

a shame... without the stupid music and lame effects, the subbys vid is the best, but otherwise, THIS