Patent ID: 6431121
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling the barking of a group of dogs, said apparatus comprising:a bark sensor; a controller in electrical communication with said bark sensor, said controller producing a bark signal upon detection of a bark by one of the group of dogs; a signal generator in electrical communication with said controller, said signal generator generating a stimulus request signal; a transmitter in electrical communication with said signal generator and said controller, said transmitter broadcasting said stimulus request signal; a receiver in electrical communication with said controller, said receiver receiving said stimulus request signal; and a deterrent stimulus generator in electrical communication with said controller, said deterrent stimulus generator applying a selected deterrent stimulus, to at least one of the group of dogs upon receipt of either said bark signal and said stimulus request signal, said deterrent stimulus being at least one of a warning stimulus and a correction stimulus.