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I purchased this item one year ago to use outdoors. I live overseas and the climate is mild over here.I can not set the time anymore because it is not possible to read the digital numbers.They are swiped off due to outdoor conditions.
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I have an aggressive set of dogs on the other side of my iron fence, otherwise known as Holly and the Dog of Death. Even though I know they are coming, they have a primal bark that will blow you away. Nothing seemed to work...ignoring, scolding....Fed up I decided to try the bark free pro. Took a while to get it set to come on when they barked, but they did react to it, and it appeared to be working. Then it stopped working. Turns out it was full of water...so much for waterproof. Unit was toast after a couple months. I am desperate enough to get another. Maybe I will wrap in in a plastic bag this time. Good enough to try again.
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It's hard to say how well this works for me so far. I bought it because our neighbor's dogs are let out late to bark - and thus, wake up my kids. The instructions do have notes about the supposed range of this product, and it might be possible that they are a bit too far away. Do they bark less? That's really hard to say. Maybe now that the snow is finally going away and warmer temps are here, I might be able to get outside and monitor it more closely.
For now - too soon to really have a fair opinion of it.
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I bought this product to quiet our neighbor's dogs who bark viciously any time we go into our own backyard. I tried it out on my mom's border collie in the audible mode. I held the thing RIGHT in front of my mom's wildly barking dog and it made no sounds whatsoever- this is in the audible mode where it should emit a sound that humans can hear. I tried it in the other mode in front of the barking dog as well, but there was no effect on her wild barking. I decided that if this does nothing right in front of a barking dog's face, then it is unlikely to work from 50 feet away. I am disappointed and obviously returned the product.
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I bought this to try to control my neighbors neglected dog that is left outside most of the day, and barks at anyone, or anything that it hears, or sees throughout the day including my family whenever we're in our backyard.
As stated in another review this unit looks as if it has 4 speakers, but actually only the bottom 2 speakers work, the other 2 must have been put there to make the unit look more powerful than their lower priced model the Lentek Bark Free Pro, but in all reality as stated on the Lentek web page, the lower priced Lentek Bark Free Pro model actually has a larger coverage area.The description on Amazon and many other sites say it has a 50ft range, but the mfg says it will only cover up to 20 ft.
It will detect a bark from 50', but if it's coverage area is only 20' so what good is that?.
http://www.lentek.com/Main/Main.asp?SubCategoryID=31&CategoryID=8&
As for the product itself, I'm using it through a 6' stockade fence which the mfg doesn't reccomend, but I have the speakers placed so that they let the sound go through the spaces between the slats(I hung it sidways).
I did notice at first the dog was startled by the sound, but I'm begining to think she's getting used to it, as she's back to my side of the yard again, and doesn't really seem to get bothered when the thing goes off.
It has been a little more quiet throughout the day when we are inside so the boredom barking has gone down a little, so I will give the unit credit for that.
I paid 48.00 shipped, it comes with a 50' power cord, and will also uses 4 d batteries.Not many positive reviews to be found on any of theese ultrasonic bark deterrents, but the fake speaker thing, and the lower coverage range makes me wonder about this company.One would think that coverage would be an important feature.
I guess Lentek knows most people looking at theese products are in dire need of a resolution so they add "Super" + 20 bucks, and make it look more technically advanced, thinking that desperate people will jump on it,just like myself.For 25 dollars I'd have no problem keeping this unit, but for 50 I'll see how it goes, and maybe return.
I only give it 2 stars because the mfgs attempt at misleading consumers, otherwise I'd give it 3 since it does seem to work a little.Not exactly as good as I hoped, but even a little is something.
I have seen a few positive reviews for the bird house unit, so if I return this one I will give that one a shot, even though it's a few more dollars.
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