A device for controlling the bark of an animal. The animal bark control device includes a housing having a curved bottom side extending between opposing distal ends forming an open neck receiving area. The curved bottom side can rest flush against a neck of a dog when mounted thereon. A speaker is disposed on a front side of the housing such that the speaker faces toward an ear of the dog when the housing is secured to a dog collar and mounted against the neck of the dog. The animal bark control device mounts to a dorsal region of a pet dog thereby allowing the speaker to deliver an audible corrective sound directly to the dog. A bridge extends from the housing, wherein the housing is movable along a longitudinal length of the bridge in order to adjust the placement of the housing when mounted to the dog.

Animal training device disclosed. The animal training device for being worn on an animal being trained and for training by use of stimulus includes a device body, being worn on a neck of the animal being trained by a fastener, wherein the device body comprises a plurality of module bases in which a plurality of unit modules are respectively disposed, a body base having a plurality of compartments in which the plurality of unit modules are respectively disposed and at least one module connecting portion connecting two compartment, a plurality of module covers being respectively disposed on the plurality of module bases to form a space, PCB portion, being disposed in the space, and a contact terminal, being disposed on a part of the plurality of module covers.

Animal training device and control method provided. Animal training device includes a bark recognition sensor configured for recognizing a barking of an animal wearing the device on, a stimulus generator configured for generating a stimulus having a predetermined property according to a control signal, a controller configured for outputting the control signal when the barking is out of a preset range, wherein the controller receives a user input through the bark recognition sensor and changes the property of the stimulus in response to the user input.

The utility model discloses a dual-purpose dog training device including a remote controller and a receiver. The remote controller is provided with a function switching key. A main control board is connected to at least one of a vibration motor or an ultrasonic generator or an electric shock electrode. The main control board is provided with a dog training control unit and a bark stopping control unit, respectively. The dog training control unit or the bark stopping control unit is separately connected to the vibration motor or the ultrasonic generator or the electric shock electrode, respectively. The main control board receives an instruction of the function switching key to switch a control unit for controlling the vibration motor or the ultrasonic generator or the electric shock electrode between the dog training control unit and the bark stopping control unit, so as to switch an operating mode of the receiver between a dog training mode and a bark stopping mode. The dual-purpose dog training device provided by the utility model may be used as both a dog training device and a bark stopping device. By pressing the function switching key, the receiver may be switched between two function modes of the dog training device and the bark stopping device.

In order to achieve a music providing system capable of controlling the behavioral state of a non-human animal using music, this music providing system for a non-human animal is provided with: a state information acquisition unit for acquiring state information relating to the motion state of an animal of interest; a state estimation processing unit for estimating the current behavioral state of the animal of interest from the state information; a target state storage unit for storing information relating to a target behavioral state for the animal of interest; a sound source storage unit for storing multiple music information pieces; a music information selection unit for detecting the degree of divergence of the current behavioral state from the target behavioral state and selecting one specific music information piece on the basis of the multiple music information pieces stored in the sound source storage unit; and a music information output unit for outputting the specific music information by wireless communication or wired communication to a speaker provided within a region in which the animal of interest is present. The music information selection unit performs the processing for selecting a different specific music information piece until the degree of divergence becomes a first threshold value or less.

The invention discloses a bark detection method. An induction coil located in a magnetic field is arranged in a bark stop device worn on a head and neck part of a pet dog, and is configured to monitor a violent vibration action of a throat part of the pet dog. Violent vibration of the throat part of the pet dog during barking causes relative displacement between the magnetic field and the induction coil, so that the induction coil cuts magnetic lines of force of the magnetic field and generates an induction current. The induction current is collected and compared to judge whether the pet dog is barking or not. By using the induction current generated by the induction coil as a basis for judging whether the pet dog is barking or not, judging accuracy can be improved, and erroneous judgment is reduced to a great degree. The invention also discloses a bark detection device and a bark stop device with the device.

A control method for barking prohibition in a barking prohibition piece. This method includes: detecting a dog barking sound; detecting vibration characteristics of the dog barking sound; determining whether the dog barking sound has reached a preset noise level or whether the audio characteristic of dog barking has reached a preset audio characteristic; determining whether the detected vibration characteristics during dog barking include a head shaking characteristic and a dog-larynx vibration characteristic; and when the dog barking sound has reached the preset noise level or the audio characteristic of dog barking has reached the preset audio characteristic and the detected vibration characteristics during dog barking include the head shaking characteristic and the dog-larynx vibration characteristic, determining that the dog wearing the barking prohibition piece is barking and that a predefined barking prohibition trigger condition is satisfied, and sending a barking prohibition action to the dog wearing the barking prohibition piece.

A method for stimulus control of a dog utilizing operant conditioning which includes the steps of providing apparatus for selectively generating a vibration; providing apparatus for positioning the apparatus for selectively generating a vibration against the dog's underbelly intermediate the front legs and the rear legs; providing apparatus for selectively causing the apparatus for selectively generating a vibration to vibrate to stimulate the dog to stop selected undesirable behavior; and preventing the apparatus from selectively generating a vibration when the dog is not behaving in an undesirable manner. The method facilitates the training of a dog utilizing operant conditioning to prevent behaviors selected from the group consisting of barking, chasing cars, leash pulling, biting, bullying, jumping, and digging.

A control method for barking prohibition in a barking prohibition piece. This method includes: detecting a dog barking sound; detecting vibration characteristics of the dog barking sound; determining whether the dog barking sound has reached a preset noise level or whether the audio characteristic of dog barking has reached a preset audio characteristic; determining whether the detected vibration characteristics during dog barking include a head shaking characteristic and a dog-larynx vibration characteristic; and when the dog barking sound has reached the preset noise level or the audio characteristic of dog barking has reached the preset audio characteristic and the detected vibration characteristics during dog barking include the head shaking characteristic and the dog-larynx vibration characteristic, determining that the dog wearing the barking prohibition piece is barking and that a predefined barking prohibition trigger condition is satisfied, and sending a barking prohibition action to the dog wearing the barking prohibition piece.

A device for controlling the bark of an animal. The animal bark control device includes a housing having a curved bottom side extending between opposing distal ends forming an open neck receiving area. The curved bottom side can rest flush against a neck of a dog when mounted thereon. A speaker is disposed on a front side of the housing such that the speaker faces toward an ear of the dog when the housing is secured to a dog collar and mounted against the neck of the dog. The animal bark control device mounts to a dorsal region of a pet dog thereby allowing the speaker to deliver an audible corrective sound directly to the dog. A bridge extends from the housing, wherein the housing is movable along a longitudinal length of the bridge in order to adjust the placement of the housing when mounted to the dog.