Bark Begone is a training aid to train your dogs to stop barking. It is not an on/off switch for your dog nor is it a remote control. Simply pushing the button may make your dog stop barking momentarily, but what keeps your dog from not barking in inappropriate situations in the long term is training. Therefore, when you use Bark Begone and the dog stops barking, you must praise the dog and reinforce the good behavior. Then, the dogs come to associate their compliance with Bark Begone’s ultrasonic tone with good behavior. That is what stops them from inappropriate barking. Clearly, you can’t train your neighbor’s dogs in this fashion unless you have access to them regularly.