Dog training collars and methods
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1. A dog training device comprising:
- a case adapted to be carried by a dog collar;
sound producing means carried by said case and adapted while the device is being worn by a dog to emit a sound intended to urge the dog to stop barking;
shocking means carried by said case and operable to electrically shock a dog wearing the device; and
control means operable to actuate said shocking means to shock the dog on an initial actuation of said sound producing means but not on subsequent actuations thereof, said control means including means for selectively resetting said shocking means, if necessary, to shock the dog on a next successive actuation of said sound producing means following each reset operation, but not on other actuations thereof.
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Abstract
In order to train a dog not to bark, a device attached to the dog'"'"'s collar emits a characteristic sound whenever he barks, which sound may be accompanied on some occasions by a light electrical shock acting to condition the dog to dislike the sound more than he otherwise would.
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18 Claims
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1. A dog training device comprising:
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a case adapted to be carried by a dog collar; sound producing means carried by said case and adapted while the device is being worn by a dog to emit a sound intended to urge the dog to stop barking; shocking means carried by said case and operable to electrically shock a dog wearing the device; and control means operable to actuate said shocking means to shock the dog on an initial actuation of said sound producing means but not on subsequent actuations thereof, said control means including means for selectively resetting said shocking means, if necessary, to shock the dog on a next successive actuation of said sound producing means following each reset operation, but not on other actuations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A dog training device comprising:
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a case adapted to be carried by a dog collar; sound actuated means responsive to barking of a dog wearing said device; sound producing means carried by said case and operable automatically by said sound actuated means to emit a training sound when the dog barks; shocking means carried by said case and operable to electrically shock a dog wearing the device; and controls means operable to actuate said shocking means to shock the dog on an initial actuation of said sound producing means but not on subsequent actuations thereof, said control means including means for selectively resetting said shocking means, if necessary, to shock the dog on a next successive actuation of said sound producing means following each reset operation, but not on other actuations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A dog training device comprising:
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a dog collar; a case carried by said collar; a microphone carried by said case responsive to barking of a dog wearing said device; means operable by said microphone to produce a control signal if a barking sound continues for a predetermined interval; sound producing means responsive to said signal to emit a predetermined characteristic sound for a timed interval each time the dog barks; shocking terminals carried by said case for contacting and applying an electrical shock to the dog; and circuitry operable in a predetermined active condition to respond to said signal and energize said shocking terminals on a first actuation of said sound producing means, and operable to automatically de-energize said shocking means for subsequent actuations of said sound producing means; said circuitry including manually actuated reset means for selectively re-actuating said circuitry to said active condition, if necessary, from an inactive condition in which it will not respond to said signal and will not energize the shocking terminals when the dog barks. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. The method of training a dog that comprises:
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attaching a training device to the dog'"'"'s neck; causing said device to automatically emit a characteristic sound when the dog barks while the device is carried by the dog; electrically shocking the dog by said device at approximately the time of the initial emission of said sound but not on subsequent emissions of said sound; and selectively resetting said device, if necessary, to shock the dog on the next succeeding emission of said sound.
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