[nagdu] dog whistles
Julie J
julielj at neb.rr.com
Thu May 12 15:04:18 UTC 2011
Do they use regular whistles or the silent dog whistles?
Julie
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From: "dmgina" <dmgina at samobile.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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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.
>
> Dar
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On May 12, 2011, at 7:13 AM, "Julie J" <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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