Patent ID: 8069823

Claim:
A vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal, said vibration stimulus delivery device comprising: a housing adapted to be carried by an animal encircling device; a processor disposed within said housing; a vibration probe having a vibration probe housing, a motor, and a moveable mass, said motor and said mass being disposed within the vibration probe housing, said motor moving said mass to produce a vibration, said motor being in electrical communication with said processor, said processor activates said motor such that said mass generates the vibration stimulus, the vibration probe housing vibrates when the said mass generates the vibration stimulus such that the vibration probe housing delivers the vibration stimulus to the animal; and a coupler flexibly coupling said vibration probe to said housing such that said coupler provides said vibration probe a range of movement within which said vibration probe is able to vibrate without being dampened by the weight and mass of said housing, said coupler positions said vibration probe housing in direct contact with the animal's skin.