PetGentle Reviews: Will It Train Your Dog?

Worked like magic at first but after about 2 weeks no effect anymore.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Piece of Chinese junk, obviously quit working after about a week, lights still work but the sound does not. I am also concerned about the device having a laser light - I would be careful about accidentally shining the laser beam in dogs eye - laser is a stupid addition to this product in my opinion. No luck contacting the seller.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My 15-month-old Havanese is a bit stubborn. He gets very playful and wants to nip and jump while barking at me. I was so excited to find the PetGentle and ordered 2 of them. Well, my little Havanese had no response to the PetGentle. I noticed his ears perk up a bit for a second but I didn't seem to find him to be bothered by it and barked and tried to grab the PetGentle while in use. Therefore, I did not have a good outcome with this device. I am returning them for a refund. The company was very compliant to the return and refund. Good service.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I was looking forward to this although reading mixed reviews, it cost me over £40 including shipping from the USA so I thought at that price it would be positive and work, but it does not, in fact. My dog barks more when I am doing it so I feel I have just wasted more money on gadgets.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

It doesn't work on my dog, I guess maybe because she said it's a puppy. She's a 6-month-old Australian shepherd and Blue Heeler, she attacks and doesn't listen when I use it on her. I even give her treats whenever she does something right but this device is not working for me.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought one for my 2 heelers. It works for my male heeler but not my female. She just barks even more and shows her teeth at it. It only makes her mad. I've tried treats along with it plus other positive reinforcements. Nothing is working with her.

Length of Use: 3–6 months

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

We have only been using the device for a few days but clearly my dog does not like it! She is a mini schnauzer - which is a barky breed, she barks at everything. This seems to be helping. When we activate the device she cowers and stops barking. I'm hoping in time we won't have to use it anymore. I'll try to post an update in a few weeks if there are any changes.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I thought it wasn't working well until I realized that the 9v battery, which comes with the unit, was tightly wrapped in plastic and not plugged in! When I first opened the battery case, I saw that it had a battery and it looked like it was plugged in but my dog didn't react the way I thought she should. After careful inspection, I found the problem. Now my dog responds and I hope my ability to use this tool will bring me the results I want. So far, so good!

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

This item surprised us right out of the box. It worked great. We love it. Our dogs bark at everything. Not anymore. One short push of the button and a soft "no" really worked. You should be able to train your dogs to do almost anything with this PetGentle.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I have two big dogs that are not for the faint of heart and this little device actually works very well...gets their attention immediately and they wait for instructions. Love it!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

We received our PetGentle and within three days our doggies had stopped nearly all of their barking. To be exact, they now only bark one bark, when there is something alarming, the gardener, mailman, etc. and when anyone follows with a "no bark" command, they immediately stop and we reward them. During the first three days, when they started their incessant barking, we said "no bark" and as they continued we pushed the button of the PetGentle. We never had to push it more than twice as their distaste of the pitch stopped them from barking within a very short (5 second) period. When they stopped, we rewarded them with lots of praise and pets (we don't believe in treats for behavior). Within three days we were down to one bark, warning, quite. The only drawback was that we have three doggies. One is a faster learner and another more stubborn. So when we continued to need to correct Mr. Stubborn, the others were alarmed and confused as they were not barking but receiving the signal noise. Even to the point that Mr. Quick Learner was so anxious we needed to assist him with some CBD oil to stop his quivering. It's not always a perfect solution, but we have used the PetGentle only once in the past two weeks. This worked so well that I don't think we've used it more than 10 times since we got it. That said, the less it is needed, ongoing, the more effective it is!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend