Hi all,
Lola responds really well to my husbands whistle (fingers in mouth :D). Unfortunately, I can't whistle, probably due to capped teeth :D :D Anyway, I bought a super dooper dog whistle. It looks like a silver tube and the end thingy screws in and out - very technical :o.
Problem - I lost the instructions :o. Can anyone help???
Option A If the end is screwed in (to make whistle shorter) when blown I can hear nothing.
Option B If the end is screwd out (to make whistle longer) when blown I can hear it.
What is the difference for the dogs? Which one is used for long distances??

Also I'd love to hear from anyone who has had success using one ;)
Annie

I brought one for my dog, the same one by the sound of it, and we found that it was actually only one sound he reponded to which was when it was screwed out. You just need to experiment and find out which one there ears respond to the best. I think they can hear the sound where every they are, that's along as they decide they want to come back and don't go deaf for a few minutes!!!!

Why not just get a simpler whistle. If you only want a recall and a drop a gundog whistle will be fine; same tone just different number and length of toots :). if you want more commands you will have to invest in a sheepdog whistle!

I wanted a 'silent' type dog whistle as i didn't like to disturb other people in the park by tooting away on a noisy whistle:D This whistle is very quiet to human ears. I know that the different tones are for different distances but I can't remember which way round it is :o :D
Annie

I have a 210 1/2 pitch gundog whistle for my dogs, works great, if im in hiding and i blow it they come a running :) if the kids get hold of it the dogs are a dead giveaway to there whereabouts :D , they also 9 times out of 10 only respond to the pitch of their whistle and no others, i also have the screw silver type whistle but only our first springer polly responded to it and when it was silent, i changed so that i could hear how many peeps and the duration of the peeps i was doing

I've always worried that if I have a silent dog whistle that only dogs can hear - that I'll finish up with a whole pack around me!!

Me - I whistle through the gap in my teeth (don't know what I'll do if when I have them capped, the dentist fills the gapa - I've had it all my life (think Jilly Cooper-like gap) !

Margot

The best way to find out if your dog can hear the whistle is to wait until it is asleep. You then blow the whistle and when the dog responds you've got the right pitch. You the SUPERGLUE it into place so that you never lose the pitch! Luckily my dogs all answer to the same pitch. Possibly 'cos they've learnt to listen beside their mum.

Thanks all, I'll certainly try. I have to say that I forgot my whistle in the park
today and had to do a very unladylike thing. I stuck my fingers in my mouth and really let rip!! I quite shocked myself
Annie :)