# Do Dog Silencers Work? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 27, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908 "2021-02-27T18:30:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/1 "2021-02-27T18:30:21Z")
On your neighbor’s dogs? They’re pretty expensive, and as advertised, they’ll always SAY they work… I’m wondering about the random Doper who has had experience. Any details would be gladly appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/2 "2021-02-27T18:32:33Z")
What sort of dog silencer are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/3 "2021-02-27T18:36:51Z")
Isn’t it cruel to thread a dog’s muzzle? Does the SPCA require a tax stamp and background check? ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/4 "2021-02-27T18:38:12Z")
This is the first one I saw, but I trust random people who know which brands are most effective. > **[Dog Silencer® MAX - Stop Neighborhood Dogs from Barking | Ultimate Bark Control](https://ultimatebarkcontrol.com/products/dog-silencer-max)** > > Long-range bark controlling device for your dog or the neighbor's dog. Stops dog barking up to 300 ft. (90 m) away — up to 6X farther than the competition while still humane and shock-free. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/5 "2021-02-27T19:12:30Z")
We don’t even have Animal Control here, and 911 is worthless. Everyone on my block just use dogs as cheap security. Even when its freezing cold outside. Raining. They’re animals, too, so of course their animals are nuts. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/6 "2021-02-27T19:36:49Z")
We used that specific device on our neighbor’s dogs. It did exactly what it said it would do, so be sure and read/understand the specifics before buying one. Its not a long range device, so the dogs learned that they could still bark their heads off day and night in the other side of their yard, but seeing as how their master bedroom window was also on the other side of the yard it worked out well enough. We also had a concrete block wall put in which helped deaden the sound. We can still hear them barking day and night, but its muffled by distance and wall so isn’t nearly as annoying. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dog-silencers-work/933908/7 "2021-02-27T19:40:05Z")
Do you mean a dog silencer for a Dobie-o-matic? [![](https://www.cardcow.com/images/set856/card00121_fr.jpg) ](https://www.cardcow.com/images/set856/card00121_fr.jpg)