Yesterday, my sistah and I purchased a little bit of our sanity. I didn't know you could buy things like that back once you had a puppy, but we totally did. Sanity has returned to our lives via a citronella bark collar. Never heard of it? Neither had we. It's amazing. Seriously so. Tulip has gone from continuous, ear-splitting, all-night long barking to a mere 12 barks in the past 14 hours. How does this magic occur you may ask? Well, as we are nothing if not thorough in our puppy-mothering, I have done oodles of research and can tell you exactly.
Basically, you attach a special collar to the dog, which has a microphone, battery, and pressurized cannister all in a little box on the front. Then, when the dog barks, the mircophone picks up the sound and a spray of citronella is immediately sent up in front of the dog's face.
It is non-toxic to the dog, but so out of the ordinary that they stop barking. Magic. Utter and complete magic. If you have, or know a barker of a dog, I highly recommend you invest in a citronella bark collar. It's really priceless! 