Bark control device and associated vibration dampening housing and method for constructing such housing

摘要

A bark control device ( 10 ) for deterring a dog from barking. The bark control device ( 10 ) includes a housing ( 12 ) carried by the dog, the housing having a vibration dampening surface ( 13 ) covering at least a portion of the exterior of the housing ( 12 ). The device ( 10 ) also includes a bark detection mechanism ( 18 ), a stimulus delivery system ( 26 ) for delivering a stimulus to the dog to dissuade the dog from barking, and circuitry ( 22, 24 ) for activating the stimulus delivery system ( 26 ) in response to the detection by the bark detection mechanism ( 18 ) of a bark by the dog. The vibration dampening surface ( 13 ) of the housing ( 12 ) inhibits the delivery of false correction stimuli to the dog as the result of vibrations emanating from a source other than a bark by the dog.