Rank #5 · score 7.0 · checked 2026-08-11
Bark Begone review: heavy marketing, thin results
Bark Begone is the most heavily marketed device here and the lowest rated. It works some of the time, on some dogs, and costs roughly what the winner does.
$39.99$66.99
Good for
- Shoppers who specifically want this brand
- Owners who like a documented training framework
- People who prefer rechargeable devices
- Casual, occasional corrections
Not for
- Serious reactive barking
- Anyone comparing on price-to-result
- Owners who want a deep review history
- Households needing night-time interruption
Specifications
- Correction type
- Ultrasonic tone
- Handling
- Point and press
- Battery
- Rechargeable
- Rating
- 3.0 out of 5
- Review count
- 107
- Availability
- In Stock
- Price at capture
- $39.99
- List price at capture
- $66.99
Build and materials
Reasonable moulding and a comfortable grip. Nothing about the hardware explains the weak ratings.
First impressions
Inconsistent from the start. Some presses interrupted Roscoe cleanly, others produced no visible reaction at all, and I never worked out the pattern.
Real-world scenarios
Close-range indoor corrections were the only setting where I got repeatable behaviour. Everything else was a coin flip.
Does the science back it up?
The training method it markets — interrupt, then reward — is sound and is exactly what I recommend with any device. The gap here is delivery consistency, not theory.
Durability over time
Held up fine physically over the test period. Charge cycles were unremarkable.
Price and guarantee
Shown at $39.99 against a $66.99 list price at capture time. That is close to the winner's official price for materially worse consistency. Prices change; check Amazon.
Final word
Not a scam, just not competitive. At this price the winner is the better use of your money.
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