We’ve all been annoyed at least once in our lives by a dog’s barking, whether our own, our neighbour’s or simply a stray. It is only natural for dogs to bark, whine, whimper, or growl as that is their main natural means of vocal communication with humans. Barking is not usually arbitrary and can have an array of different reasons.
Dogs usually bark to get you to accommodate one of their physical, emotional, or environmental needs. They may be hungry, thirsty, hot, cold, or in pain. They could also be bored, lonely, or suffering from separation anxiety. Barking could be triggered by environmental cues such as other dogs barking, cars honking, or strangers walking nearby as well as due to improper confinement and restrictive tethering.
Pinpointing the root cause and eradicating it by tending to your dog’s needs would most likely solve your dog’s normal barking problem. For this kind of barking, a dog training app that allows you to spend productive quality time with your dog might do the trick.
Here are our picks:
1. Dog Training & Clicker App by Dogo
- Requires Android 6.0 and Up
- Size: 15 M
- Installs: 1,000,000+
- 4.8 Stars
This app helps you teach your dog 100+ useful commands and 70+ cool tricks. It’s like a community for dog owners where they can share tips and tricks about training their dogs while engaging in fun challenges and competitions. It’s a fun way to engage with your dog and help it unload its energy in a healthy and productive way thus fulfilling his need for attention and curbing the uneasiness and anxiety that might result from lack of activity. The app also includes a clicker that will help you train your dog 40% more quickly and effectively. There’s also one lesson you may want to check out on how to train your dog to be quiet when prompted.
Conversely, excessive barking is considered to be a behavioural issue since it is not necessarily specific to an occasion which makes it a bit trickier to deal with. A quick solution to stop a dog from barking altogether is using a dog whistle. It emits frequencies higher than those detected by the human ear (up to 23kHZ) and only heard by dogs since they have a stronger sense of hearing (up to 45kHZ).
The frequency of most dog whistles ranges from 23kHz to 54kHz. They should not be used excessively or in exceedingly high frequencies as the mild discomfort, they cause dogs can turn into actual pain. Dog whistle apps, in general, tend to have a limit of 22kHz though some of them reach 25kHz or even 32kHz. Yet, when dealing with the barking of a neighbour’s dog, using Bluetooth speakers could be more effective. Here are some of the best dog whistle Android apps out there:
2. Dog Whistle – High-Frequency Tone Dog Trainer by Epsilon Ventures
- Requires Androids 4.1 and up
- Size: 3.8M
- Installs: 1,000,000+
- 4.0 Stars
All you need to know about this app is in the name. It’s a simple dog whistle emitting frequencies up to 22kHz.
3. Dog Whistle – High-Frequency Generator by Tech Arena Apps
- Requires Androids 4.1 and up
- Size: 4.2M
- Installs: 500,000+
- 4.1 Stars
This whistle allows you to emit frequencies up to 22kHz and to choose the duration of these frequencies ranging from 0.1 secs to infinity. You can also save your preferred settings after figuring out the one best suited to the target dog. There’s also a clicker that can be useful when teaching your dog new tricks.
4. Sonic Sound Wave Generator with all Tones by Fire Shooters
- Requires Androids 4.1 and up
- Size: 5.5M
- Installs: 100,000+
- 4.7 Stars
This app generates frequencies up to 25kHZ. It is easy to use as all you have to do is swipe up or down to change the frequencies. It has a wide array of uses that ranges from tuning musical instruments and testing audio equipment to stopping a dog from Barking.
5. Anti dog sound by Himuslares
- Requires Androids 4.0.3 and up
- Size: 2.6M
- Installs: 100,000+
- 3.6 Stars
This app lets you test out different volumes and frequencies up to 22kHz. It’s quite easy to use with the push of a button and a simple sliding key to adjust the frequency.
6. Barking Dog Responder by Artsakenos
- Requires Androids 5.0 and up
- Size: 5.5M
- Installs: 50,000+
- 3.8 Stars
This app automatically detects annoying sounds, be it a barking dog or a snoring partner, and generates a sound of your choosing – you can even record your own! – to emit whenever it is triggered. You can adjust the app’s sensitivity from responding to the lightest sound to only being triggered by a loud noise.
Pro tip: you can look up different frequencies on youtube and record them in the app then pair your phone with a Bluetooth speaker and let it do the rest. You can even use it to prank your friends, scare off birds, or even find your misplaced phone by yelling at it and having it answer back. The possibilities are endless.
7. Stop Dog Bark: Anti Dog Barking Whistle by Tools Apps Hub
- Requires Androids 5.0 and up
- Size: 3.9M
- Installs: 10,000+
- 4.0 Stars
This app lets you choose the animal you wish to repel -rat, cat, or dog- and not only test out the frequencies up to 20kHZ but also save the ones that work the best. There is a tab dedicated to the frequencies you saved for easier and quicker access and another tab full of the barking sounds of dogs from different breeds to test out.
8. Anti-Dog Whistle – Train your Dog by Wise Tech Apps
- Requires Androids 4.4 and up
- Size: 11M
- Installs: 10,000+
- 4.2 Stars
It’s an ultrasonic dog whistle that emits frequencies up to 32kHz that only dogs can hear to get their attention and distract them from barking. You can adjust the frequency, volume, and range as needed. You may have to tinker with frequencies to see which one is most effective with the barking dog. The app also includes different training sounds such as toys and clickers that can help you train your dog. An extra feature in the app is having an array of different dog barking sounds that you can test to play with your dog, prank your friends or even scare off an intruder.
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