210.5 Black Whistle

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If you do that four times a day for the first month, he is going to be a big fan of the whistle before you even start training. It makes sense to avoid making very loud noises next to your dog’s ears. Having said that, the whistles I recommend for both pet dogs and hunting companions should not do your dog any harm at all provided you do not blow them directly at his ear. Which is the best dog whistle? You can’t manage without one, the whistle needs to be right there near your mouth because you can never be sure when you might need it.

Like this Pip-pip-pip-pip-pip “Come”– give your dog some great rewards when he arrives, food, a game, a retrieve etc.

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People often ask me at what age whistle training can start. Should you teach a puppy a whistle recall first for example, or a verbal recall then a whistle? The 210.5 has been developed with an extremely high pitch to be best-suited to spaniel breeds; the 211.5, with a slightly lower pitch (although to the human ear the difference is almost indiscernible), is best suited to retriever breeds. The thing is that the instructors at HPRs’ and at “retrievers'” use same whistle commands for different tasks (descending sound means ‘search’ at “retrievers” while it means ‘down’ at HPRs). Besides, instructor at HPRs’ uses different type of whistle from that at “retrievers'” and I do not want to change the whistle nor the whistle commands. Easier to blow due to a reduction in air loss, allowing for quieter sounding more responsive commands. A lot of people struggle with this because they think a dog should come out of duty or respect or love. But I can promise you that neither duty, nor respect, nor love is going to help you when your dog is three hundred yards away and is having to choose between returning to you or playing with another dog.

Our range of dog whistles wouldn’t be complete without featuring the daddy of all dog whistle brands – Acme Whistles. The Acme whistles we sell include the most popular in the market, the Acme 210.5 dog whistle, Acme’s 211.5 whistle, the Acme 212 whistle, as well as their Acme 535 silent whistle.

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This has to come first, and the only way to have a dog that really loves running up to his owner, is by reinforcing that behavior with a powerful reward.