Whistle??

[Rusty Gate]

Which whistles do you guy's prefer & why. Didnt realise there were so many brands.
Most seem to be 211.5 & 210.5 or silent.
Any tips on linking to commands

 

[McKenzie]

210.5 + a silent one which I carry and use on shoot days in the hope that no one notices that my dog is ignoring me.

 

[Heym SR20]

I just use my mouth. Have tried whistles and always leave them behind.

I use a short stop whistle for stop, look at me, a warbling longer whistle for get you arse back here, and hand whistle and a snake like hiss for sit.

And for when she is looking for something its a Sssk Ssk noise, and when looking for dead game I use voice call in Chichewa “Waaapi Nyama” which just confuses everybody else.

 

[Tim.243]

Which whistles do you guy's prefer & why. Didnt realise there were so many brands.
Most seem to be 211.5 & 210.5 or silent.
Any tips on linking to commands

Watch this guy, lots of his vids to pick tips from



I am way off his league but we have fun also mine work the Essex mud very well for duck.

 

[Rusty Gate]

210.5 + a silent one which I carry and use on shoot days in the hope that no one notices that my dog is ignoring me.

Which 210.5 are you using

 

[McKenzie]

 

[willie_gunn]

Acme 211 1/2

I have half a dozen - a couple on lanyards, another couple on the car key rings and a spare in each car.

I use one long whistle for stop, three “peeps” for recall, and a veritable symphony of whistling when I’m attempting to get Sam, the monster Lab, to quit doing “pick and drop” during a drive.

In fact forget the whistle - just ensure you never buy a dog which is unique in that breed & colour combination on the shoot!

 

[J.kerslake]

Doesn’t matter what make or pitch it is as long as you use the same pitch all the time, get a few acme in what ever pitch you like and keep spares in the truck etc…you will lose them!!

 

[bullet chucker]

My view on this I never' leave my whistle at home as I never use one. My charge has a very light recall whistle by sucking in,he responded to this as a young dog and has never been any different thank goodness. If he is wayward a loud call by blowing through the teeth gets him scampering back double quick. A hiss gets him to sit. (black cocker)

BC.

 

[john_little]

I’ve found, on some shoots, the dog cursing is often louder than the dog whistling

210.5 my choice.

 

[Fishcake]

210.5 for my spaniels was told several years ago 211 for labs but don’t know if that’s true. As above watch nick ridley on you tube he really knows his stuff

 

[jimmy milnes]

212.. I find it travels to the dog better no matter the weather

 

[Bowland blades]

Doesn't really matter a damb so long as you keep to the same pitch one and blow it tge same . Oh and no mattervhow you try and blow tge same as another person tge dog soon recognises tge difference !

 

[Poola]

Most people in the lab/spaniel test/trialling world seem to go for 210.5 for spaniels and lower pitched 211.5 for labs. Both will work to either in my case though - but if trained to one it takes a bit of adjustment for the other - even if the same person is blowing in the same way I found!

 

[Poola]

Agree consistency of whistle command is key. You can use whatever whistle you like for whatever command, doesn’t have to be the same as the “standard”… just train it to what you want and keep it consistent!

 

[Poola]

Don’t know anyone working on shoots I have ever been to (and certainly not training for competition - which I appreciate you aren’t probably!) who uses a “silent”… And do remember that when running through heavy cover, brushing against a dogs ears, they can have difficulty hearing whistle commands - they aren’t necessarily being disobedient!

 

[nicowilson]

210 1/2

 

[rem284]

I always train dogs to an acme whistle. Recall 2 peeps, turn 1 peep, go away a long blast. I use a thunderer to sit(seems to have more impact but down side is it takes time to put it iny gob) Good thing about whistle trained dogs is you can give someone else control of the dog and they have the same tone as you have trained the dog to.

 

[Rasputin]

210.5 + a silent one which I carry and use on shoot days in the hope that no one notices that my dog is ignoring me.

The most relatable post I ever read on SD. Spaniel by any chance?

 

[McKenzie]

The most relatable post I ever read on SD. Spaniel by any chance?

Gwp