I'm like Seleena; Jak barking bothers ME more than it does the neighbors I think. No one else in the neighborhood seems to care if their dogs bark nonstop all night long (at the moon no less), or at their neighbors if they are out in their yard, or whatever. I, on the other hand, can't stand it! Most of the better bark collars will allow a few barks before it kicks on, so the dog isn't being corrected for barking; it's being corrected for barking over and over and over again. I used one on Jak at night when he was younger, but not when I wasn't at home, so I got rid of it and now if I need to (like if it's thundering, or if the neighbors are partying), I just use the remote collar. That way, I'M in control of when he's being corrected. I don't mind if he's barking at something he should be barking at, and I can tell by the sound of his bark if he's just barking to be barking, or barking at the neighbors, or barking at the manx cat that goes trotting down the street at 7:00 every morning.