Thunder and other load bangs can cause some dogs severe distress. Using some simple dog obedience training methods and perhaps some drugs or herbs we can desensitise dogs.

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My dog barks constantly and it has gotten to the point that when she barks my grandfather hits her- which I cannot stand. When I speak up I get called a “hippie” and blah blah blah. I refuse shock collars as they are extremely inhumane. They have a new collar that emits an ultra-sonic high pitched noise when ever the dog barks, which my grandmother wants me to get. I read thats it’s vet approved- but also that other dogs barking makes it go off, or even air planes.
I thought about buying dog training lessons, but they’re really expensive, and I’m pretty much broke, and don’t start working again until school ends, and I don’t think it can wait that long. The collar is $20, but I won’t get it if it’s inhumane. What do you think, training or collar?
Yes I researched it quite a bit. I know how to but I don’t know if they’ll let me use training technics, such as rewards.

I ussually walk her quite a bit, but it’s winter now. So I haven’t as much.