title: Effectiveness and comparison of citronella and scentless spray bark collars for the control of barking in a veterinary hospital setting.
abstract: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of a citronella bark collar and a new, scentless spray bark collar in a veterinary hospital or a similar kennel-type environment. Forty-one dogs were included in the study. The efficacy of each collar was evaluated independently in comparison to control as well as in a crossover design. Thirty of the dogs were evaluated with the citronella collar, with 76.7% showing a reduction in barking. Twenty-nine dogs were evaluated with the scentless collar, with 58.6% showing a reduction in barking. The improvement over the control collars was statistically significant with both the citronella and scentless collars.
authors.affiliation: Mesa Veterinary Hospital, 858 North Country Club, Mesa, Arizona 85201, USA.
authors.forename: Kelly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Moffat
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Landsberg
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beaudet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D031743:Cymbopogon; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D006762:Hospitals, Animal; D006799:Housing, Animal; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011792:Quebec; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D014828:Vocalization, Animal
chemical_list: D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D010936:Plant Extracts; C104768:1,1,1-trifluoroethane