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★★★★★4.8 from 2,140 owners

The calm stone that stops the barking at the door

Off duty, not shut up. He isn't being naughty: he thinks guarding the house is his job, and nobody has ever told him he can clock off. Hushstone is the 10-second signal that does. No shock, no sound, no spray. Just one woof, not ten.

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"He did one woof at the bell and lay back down. I nearly cried."

Jess R., Leeds · dachshund
A wire-haired dachshund by the front door wearing the 16 mm golden obsidian stone
No shock · no sound · no spray Trainer-reviewed routine 14,000 dogs off duty
"The courier comes, one woof, back to bed."Laura, Denver
"He watches the vans now. He doesn't shout at them."Nala's mum, Auckland
"When one starts, the other doesn't join in any more."Alana, Auckland
"My calls survive the mailman."Daniel, Chicago

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"So me yelling 'BE QUIET' isn't helping?!"a comment with 37,000 likes
A note on the door: Your dog barks ALL DAY

You've become THAT person. You never meant to.

  • The van pulls up and he's at the window before you hear it.
  • The bell rings: a full intruder alert, for a parcel.
  • The bin lorry at 5:12 am, and the whole building is up.
  • The mailman, mid-call, camera on.
  • The note on your door: "Your dog barks all day."

Here's the part nobody tells you: he isn't being naughty. He thinks guarding the house is his job, and your shouting sounds like backup.

The drawer of things that did not work, $458 and counting

The drawer of things that didn't work

  • The bark collar, $35-120. The beep one he ignored by day three. The shock one is still in its box.
  • The citronella spray, $40. A week of quiet, then he got used to it.
  • The ultrasonic box, $28. A whole lot of nothing.
  • The vest and the chews, $45 and $30 a month. He wears one, eats the other, and barks anyway.
  • The trainer, $120 a session. It worked, while she was there.

Every one of them punishes him after he barks, or only works while someone's standing over him. None of them tells him he can stop.

His signal to clock off

Little dogs were bred to raise the alarm. Nobody ever relieves him, so he works every sound, all day. Hushstone is how you relieve him. The stone goes on, you say the same few words, you reward him for looking at you instead of the door. Do it for a few days and the stone on his chest means one thing: someone else is on watch.

Every bark gadget corrects him after he starts. Hushstone tells him he's off duty before he does.

Owners rate relaxation training among the most effective things they try for noise fears: 69 % of 1,225 owners (Riemer, 2020). And dogs mirror their owners' stress (Sundman et al., 2019): the routine settles you both. "The stone is what makes him remember it when I'm not there to say it."Megan Hale, CPDT-KA
After the bark versus before it
A little dog sitting at the front door wearing the stone

10 seconds at the door. That's it.

What to do instead of yelling QUIET.

Sliding the stone on

1. Stone on, same sentence. "You're off duty." Before the post, before your call, before the hallway gets busy.

He looks up at her by the door

2. Say his name, reward the look. He looks at you instead of the door: that's the moment. Ten seconds.

The stone on its selenite dish at night

3. Off at night, on its dish. The end of his shift, every night, and the cord off his neck while he sleeps.

Snug, two fingers under the cord. Off when he's alone or crated, at night and for rough play. Retire a chipped stone.

The gold moves
16 mm, about 5 g, in a palm beside a ruler
The velvet box open, the stone in its slot

Real golden obsidian. The gold moves.

  • Volcanic glass. Lava that cooled too fast to form crystals, from Jalisco, Mexico.
  • The gold moves. Tilt it in daylight and the sheen slides across the stone. Goldstone, the fake, only sparkles.
  • About 5 g. He won't feel it.
  • Made to fit. A hand-wrapped knot holds the stone; a sliding closure sets the fit, from a chihuahua to a lab.
  • In a velvet box. With the routine card: "Stone on. Same sentence. Off at night."
  • 16 mm golden sheen obsidian
  • black braided cord
  • velvet box
  • gold or swapped: if you can't see it move in daylight, we send another
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He'll still bark when it matters.

He keeps his job. A stranger at the gate, a smoke alarm: he'll tell you.

He stops at "enough". One woof, maybe two, then he looks at you.

He gets his evenings back. So do you.

"It's just a normal bark now. Once I say that's enough, it stops."Dana K., Phoenix

One woof at the window, then lying down

Same door. Same bell. One woof.

"Day 6. One woof and back to bed." Sophie, Manchester

"The note's on my fridge now. As a reminder of how bad it was." Anna, Brooklyn

"One for him, one for me. We both clock off at seven." Kirsty, Glasgow

"The ringleader still barks. The other two don't join in." Maria, Perth

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From THAT person to one woof

★★★★★ 4.8 out of 5 · 2,140 reviews

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"I'd become THAT person."

Two weeks in, the woman downstairs asked if I'd moved him out.

Claire B., London
★★★★★

"I couldn't do the shock collar."

This doesn't even touch him. He's calmer and so am I.

Nicole P., Ottawa
★★★★★

"Our trainer said keep it."

It's what we do between classes. She noticed in week two.

Ben A., Sydney
★★★★★

"I wear the other one."

We both put ours on at seven. The evenings are ours again.

Lou F., Wellington
★★★★★

"My meetings are mine again."

The courier at 2:40, one woof, back under my desk.

Daniel R., Chicago
★★★★☆

"Three dogs, one choir, now a solo."

The ringleader still barks once. Wish the cords came in colours.

Maria G., Perth

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The Off-Duty Method$19FREE
The Clock-Off Playlist$12FREE
The Good Neighbour Note$9FREE
The Sheen Cloth$9.99FREE
Lost-Stone Protection$4.99FREE
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"Got the Pair for my two. Now it's one woof from her and nothing from him."Steph L., Halifax

From the next doorbell to day 30

Day 1.

"He barked twice, looked at me, sat. I didn't believe it."Rachel

Week 1.

"He comes to me when the hallway gets busy, not the door."Tom, Vancouver

Week 2.

"One woof at the bell. Then he lies back down. Every time."Jess, Leeds

Day 30.

"The woman downstairs says she can't hear him any more. I never told her about the stone."Anna, Brooklyn

Most owners hear it at the first doorbell; some dogs take two weeks. You have 30 days.

A dachshund lying calm by the door, a parcel on the mat

Before you buy a bark collar, read this.

HushstoneBark collarCitronella sprayCalming chewsA trainer
Nothing he feels, hears or swallows✓✗✗✗✓
Works before the bark, not after✓✗✗✓✓
He doesn't get used to it✓✗✗✗✓
Works when you're busy✓✓✓✓✗
Costfrom $35 a dog, once$35-120$40 + refills~$360 a year$120 a session
Keep it if it fails✓✗✗✗✗
Bark collar corrects after the barkHushstone signals before it.
Citronella spray he gets used to itthe routine gets stronger with use.
Calming chews ~$360 a yearHushstone from $35 a dog, once.
A trainer $120 a sessionthe routine she'd teach you, every day.
The trainer teaching the look
The trainer holding the stone

Megan Hale, CPDT-KAcertified professional dog trainer, 11 years with reactive and noisy dogs

"I teach routines, not stones. The trouble is, owners drop them by week two. The stone is the cue that stays the same when you're tired. Put it on, same words, reward the look."

The Off-Duty Method: routine reviewed by Megan Hale, CPDT-KA

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When one starts, they all join in.

The ringleader goes, the others back him up, and it's intruder alert in stereo. Each dog needs his own signal, so the Pair is $35 a dog and the Pack Set comes with the recharge dish for all three.

Or one for him and one for you. The cord is long enough to wear yourself: same stone, same routine, both of you clocking off.

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Three small dogs on a sofa, each with a stone
One for him, one for you
The Good Neighbour Note under a door

Her note. Your reply.

The note on your door deserves an answer that isn't an apology on the stairs. The Good Neighbour Note is a printable card: "We hear him too. Here's what we're doing, and my number." Slip it under her door with the Pair and the Pack Set, along with the 14-day guide, the Clock-Off Playlist and the Sheen Cloth.

"Haven't heard him in a fortnight. Whatever you did, thank you."A neighbour's text, forwarded by Claire, London

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The One-Woof Promise

Give it 30 days. If he isn't giving you one woof instead of ten, email us and we refund every cent. You keep the stone. No return, no form, and nobody asks you to change a review. And if you can't see the gold move in daylight, we send another stone.

Try it for 30 days

Questions owners ask first

Why does it have to be a stone?

Because he needs a signal that's the same every time. Your voice changes when you're tired; a stone on his chest doesn't. With the 10-second routine it becomes his cue that someone else is on watch. Not for him? 30 days, every cent back.

Is it safe on his neck?

While you're around, yes: snug, two fingers under the cord. Off when he's alone or crated, at night (on its dish) and for rough play. Retire a chipped stone.

Will he still bark when something's wrong?

Yes. A stranger, an alarm, a knock at 2 am: he'll tell you. What goes is the ten barks at the van.

How long until I hear a difference?

Most owners hear it at the first doorbell; some dogs take two weeks. 86 % heard fewer barks at the door within 14 days (survey, n = 312).

Is it real obsidian? Where's the gold?

Real golden sheen obsidian, natural volcanic glass. Tilt it in daylight and the gold moves; goldstone, the fake, only sparkles. Can't see it move? We send another.

I have more than one dog. One each?

One each: each dog needs his own signal. The Pair is $35 a dog, the Pack Set $33.33 with the dish.

How do delivery and refunds work?

Free tracked shipping, 5-7 business days. Within 30 days, one email and every cent back. Nothing to send anywhere.

Does it work when I'm not home?

He doesn't wear it alone. Do the routine in the calm minutes before you leave, take it off, and put on the Clock-Off Playlist (in the Pair). The calm he practises with you carries over.

More questions answered on the product page

Still have a question? Email hello@hushstone.com: Sam replies within a day.

The dog asleep, the stone on its dish beside him

Give him the night off.

He's been on duty since the day you brought him home. Tonight, tell him he can stop. The Pair, with the guide, the playlist, the neighbour note and the cloth, is $69.99 and ships free. Batch 01 has 412 stones left, and the gifts go with it. Thirty days to hear one woof instead of ten, or every cent back.

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