Status: 11/18
Instruction manual
Art.-No. 60061
Dear customer, thank you for deciding on one of our quality products. In this manual we
will explain the functions and the handling of our device. Please take your time to read
through the manual and follow all safety and operational instructions in order to achieve
best results. If you have suggestions or questions about this product please contact your
dealer or our service team. We would be delighted if you would recommend us and wish
you success with the use of this device.
1. Designated Use
The Bark-Stopper is designed to support the training of the dog. The barking dog will trig-
ger an ultrasonic sound, which it will find most irritating. Any other use as the mentioned
is not permitted!
2. Important Notices
• Dogs will bark for various reasons. Instinctive, territorial or protective barking is harder
to come by, than barking caused by habit or boredom. It can therefore take 2 to 3 weeks
before the training fully takes effect and the barking stops.
• In the beginning there might be more barking as the dog is complaining about the acoustic
irritation. But the Bark-Stopper has more patience and in the end the dog will give up.
• If your dog has been trained to bark, asking for something (feeding or going outside to
the toilet), we recommend to switch the device off for a short period of time.
• Do not use the device with aggressive dogs. Aggressive dogs are dangerous and can
become agitated by the noise. This can be dangerous. If you are unsure if you can use
the device on your dog, please contact your local veterinarian or a certified dog trainer.
• The device can be mounted on the wall or held in the hand.
• The Bark-Stopper can hear the dog barking and will then emit an ultrasonic sound of 25
kHz for approximately 3 seconds. This cannot be heard by humans, but dogs will find the
sound quite irritating.
• The device does not have any harmful effects on dogs as it only emits a short sound.
• The device has no effect on dogs that are either deaf or have an impaired hearing.
Note:
the response of each animal to our devices may vary. The development of our de-
vices, methods and application tips are based on experience, testing and feedback from
our customers. Therefore the devices are, in most cases, successful.
3. Safety Instructions
• Electrical appliances, packaging materials, etc. do
not belong in the hands of children.
• The device may only be used with the stated volt-
age: 1 x 9 V (6LR61) battery.
• It must be determined if the device is suitable for
the respective use.
• The use of this device is not designed for use by per-
sons (including children under 8 years) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or the lack
of experience or lack of knowledge, unless they are
supervised or have been instructed in the use of the
device by a person responsible for their safety.
• Never hold the device directly to your ear. Humans
cannot hear the ultrasonic sound, but the high
sound pressure might strain the ear.
• If you do not use the device for an extended period
of time, remove the batteries and store them ac-
cordingly.
• Keep these instructions in a safe place and pass
them on when giving the device to a third person.
• This unit is suitable for indoor use only.
• Never use this device with aggressive dogs. (s. 2)
• Do not use this device if there are a number of dogs
in the monitored area.
4. Contents
• Bark-Stopper • Wall bracket • Instruction manual
5. Getting Started
Inserting the batteries:
• The device is powered by a 9 V battery (6LR61).
• Open the cover of the battery compartment [ ] under the microphone [ ] by pushing
it downwards.
• Insert the batteries. Make sure that the polarity is correct and as shown in the battery
compartment. Close the battery compartment by sliding the cover back on.
Mounting and Use:
The Bark-Stopper can be mounted to the wall with the wall bracket [ ] and taken out
when needed:
• For the mounting location choose the area where the dog frequently barks.
• Make sure that the device is mounted out of reach of the dog.
• Choose a location where the sound can easily distribute itself.
• Switch the device on by using the I/O switch [ ].
• The sensitivity switch [ ] has two settings with which the sensitivity of the micro-
phone can be set:
Low: effective range approximately 3 m – 4 m
High: effective range approximately 6 m – 7 m
The device will switch on when the dog barks. The dog will learn to link the uncomforta-
ble sound with his barking and after a time it will stop barking.
• Praising the dog and giving it treats will accelerate the learning process.
6. General information
• The CE conformity has been proven and the declarations are deposited with us.
• For safety and conformity reasons it is not permitted to rebuild or modify the device
and/or use it in any other way than described above.
• As Gardigo has no control of the correct of appropriate installation and use of the device the
warranty can only be applied to a fully equipped device in prime condition. We assume nei-
ther warranty nor liability for damages or following damages related to this product. This
applies especially if it has been modifications or repairs have been made by the customer,
if the circuitry has been modified or components have been used other than the original
components and/or if the operation of the device has been incorrect, careless or abusive.
• If you have any questions or suggestions about this product, please contact your dealer.
Service Hotline:
Phone +49 (0) 53 02 9 34 87 88
Your Gardigo-Team
Environmental protection notice
At the end of its life span this product may not be disposed as normal household
waste but must be disposed of at a collecting place for recycling of electrical
and electronic equipment. The icon on the product, in the manual, or on the pa-
cking points to this fact. The materials are recyclable according to their labelling.
Through reusing, material recycling, or other forms of utilisation of old devices you
make an important contribution to the protection of the environment. Please ask
the local administration for the responsible waste disposal centre.
Do not throw batteries or rechargeable
batteries into household waste!
Consumers are legally obligated to return used and rechargeable batteries,
whether they contain harmful substances* or not, to designated recycling areas,
disposal sites, or stores where batteries/rechargeable batteries can be bought.
By doing so, you are fulfilling all legal battery recycling and disposal obligations
and are contributing to a better enviroment. Make sure batteries are completly
discharged before disposing!
*marked with: Cd = cadmium , Hg = mercuric, Pb = lead
BARK-STOPPER
Batterien und Akkus dürfen
nicht in den Hausmüll!
Jeder Verbraucher ist gesetzlich verpflichtet, alle Batterien und Akkus, egal ob
sie Schadstoffe* enthalten oder nicht, bei einer Sammelstelle seines Stadtteils/
seiner Gemeinde oder im Handel abzugeben, damit sie einer umweltschonenden
Entsorgung zugeführt werden können. Batterien und Akkus bitte nur in entlade-
nem Zustand abgeben!
*gekennzeichnet mit:
Cd = Cadmium, Pb = Blei, Hg = Quecksilber
tevigo GmbH · Raiffeisenstr. 2 D · 38159 Vechelde (Germany) · www.gardigo.com
[ ] Speaker
[ ] Microphone
[ ] I/O switch
[ ] Sensitivity switch
[ ] Wall bracket
[ ] Battery compartment
[ ] Mounting holes
