[nagdu] dog whistles

[Julie J]

Do they use regular whistles or the silent dog whistles?

Julie

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From: "dmgina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
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Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] dog whistles


> Hi there, gdf teaches whistle training. Sure comes in handy.
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> Dar
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> On May 12, 2011, at 7:13 AM, "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
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>> Heya all!
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience using a dog whistle?
>>
>> I have wanted to teach Monty to come to a whistle for a while now.  I do 
>> let him run off leash on some of our farm fields.  I thought a whistle 
>> might be more effective in recalling him, than me shouting.  Sometimes 
>> the wind is blowing 40 or more mph or there is machinery running, which 
>> makes it difficult to hear my voice.
>>
>> I purchased a dog whistle and have just started in the house to teach 
>> Monty to come when he hears it.  So far I use his name plus whistle, he 
>> comes then I give a treat.  So far so good.
>>
>> Here's the thing though.  People can't hear a dog whistle.  I can hear a 
>> small sound, just of the air going through the whistle, so I know it's 
>> working, but the actual sound the whistle makes I cannot hear.  Does 
>> anyone have any idea how loud a dog whistle is to a dog?  How far away is 
>> he going to respond to it?  Will it be heard better than my voice when it 
>> is really windy?
>>
>> Any ideas on how I could figure this out?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Julie
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