Acme Dog Whistle 210.5 Black

This thing has worked out great for me and my smart but not-very-trained country dogs. We moved from the deep woods to an old farming neighborhood, and the dogs suddenly had a several acres of open (fenced) grassland to run -- and especially to bark! -- in, plus we had visible neighbors for the first time. Some of the acreage is around the corner from the back porch, where I usually am when something sends them into a frenzy of barking. This whistle does the trick, without a lot of training. From the beginning, the dogs seemed to find the sound of it intriguing -- I blew it softly while they were nearby, and they came trotting up to see what it was. I was so pleased by their response that I really didn't do much training. The sound seems to pierce through a barking fit, and after a little patience, we've gotten to the point where it's understood that two sharp toots means "stop barking" -- and they do! An additional blast means "come back to the porch" -- so far, that has about an 80% success rate, though they'll still report in in a few minutes. I was curious to see what the sound level was like to human ears, since reviews seemed to vary, and since I have abnormally good hearing. It's interesting -- a loud blast on it really does not make a lot of noise, but it still makes my ears ring a bit. I assume that means it IS making a lot of noise, but most of it's outside my human hearing range. So I don't think the whistle is a plague on my neighborhood -- especially not compared to a 2-big-dog barking frenzy!

This is a great whistle. Very loud and high-pitched to carry very far. I've been training my dogs to come to two tweets (eventually I want to progress to one tweet = sit and STAY, two tweets = come) and this past weekend had it with me when we went camping with a large group of friends and 8 dogs. at one point some strangers neared our camp and the whole pack went to investigate - way on the other side of the clearing. while everyone else was ineffectively yelling at their dogs to come back I blew the whistle and my two came racing back (followed by a few of the other dogs who seemed curious). The sound of the whistle definitely carried over the mass of voices, and even cut through the pack intensity to distract my dogs from their investigation of the strangers. my friends were all impressed (although one told me to warn her next time - her ears were ringing!). This is not a silent whistle by any means! but it IS one that dogs pick up on quickly, and can hear even when there is lots of other noise and distractions.

This whistle is definitely not silent. I work at a dog daycare and use this to break dogs' attention when things get to be too much. It works well on some dogs but honestly a lot of dogs ignore it (and I dont use it often that way they dont get used to it). Overall I like it though. Keeping it on my key chain as another tool for dog handling and im glad to have it.

Not sure if it's a defect in the whistle, but it's very loud. Yes, it's a high pitched sound, but it's supposed to be a high pitched DOG whistle that isn't easily heard by humans according to the ad. So either everyone around here is part canine, or this is a defective whistle. I will be contacting the seller after I post this. I'm hoping they will resolve this for me. I live in an apartment so it's very important to have something on hand that I can use and not drive my neighbors crazy. Between this whistle and the dog, I'm more likely to be asked not to renew my lease!

It's hard to find a dog whistle review on Amazon that doesn't begin with, "But it's not silent." Dog whistles aren't silent -- they emit a high-pitched shrill. Other reviews also complain that their dogs don't come immediately. It doesn't work like catnip -- you train the dog to respond to the whistle. I love this whistle for the dog park. I decided on the 210.5 so I could have a single tone, single function (I just want this for recall) whistle that was inexpensive to replace. Other dog whistles have adjustable frequencies (like the Acme silent dog whistle) and I worried that if I lost an adjustable dog whistle, I might not find the same pitch again and I'd have to retrain my dog to a new frequency. Because it's the same tone, I ordered multiple so my husband uses one too and we have them scattered about the house (especially the kitchen) for daily practice. Gun dog training whistle sites have also indicated that this whistle is particularly good for Spaniels (I have a Brittany). If you search online, you can find whistle sites with the sound recorded to hear & test the sound before purchasing. On walks, I keep the whistle on a shoestring necklace around my neck and it's lightweight and solidly constructed. It took a week to train my dog. I started by blowing the whistle after "come." After two days, I stopped saying "come" and just blew the whistle. At the same time, I kept a whistle in the kitchen and started blowing it anytime I had extra scraps. Finally, I wanted the whistle to be one of his favorite sounds so I hid behind doors with a jar of peanut butter and played hide and seek by blowing the whistle. Finally, we went to the dog park (with the peanut butter initially) and continued the game. The dog park is about 75 yards long and my dog hears the whistle immediately at the longest distance. He loves the whistle game now and when I blow it, I'm very careful to have it be a positive experience. When he returns, sometimes I even keep up the run and have him chase me so that he doesn't think the whistle means, "That's it! We're leaving the dog park!" I am especially careful not to chase him after I blow the whistle and accidentally train him that the whistle means "time for me to chase you!" The regulars at the dog park thought I was a little bit crazy at first. But after training, my dog has a fantastic, joyful recall, I trust him at greater distances, and I'm not running around yelling his name. It's been a great time and money investment!

My dog does not respond to this whistle. It's finely made and a nice looking whistle. It just doesn't work with my dog.

Me encanta este silbato. Primero en cuestión de sonido, es un silbido agudo pero que no lastima el oído. Lo he utilizado cuando mi perro está muy lejos y necesito llamarlo. Logra escucharlo a 100 metros lo cual lo hace genial. Sin embargo es necesario entrenar a tu perro para que entienda que cuando escucha el silbido tiene que venir. Así que como herramienta es genial pero uno necesita saber cómo aplicarlo. Finalmente el diseño me parece fabuloso por que se ve como un colgante. Así que lo puedo traer puesto todos los días sin que se vea feo.

Travaillant en tant qu'éducateur canin depuis 7 ans, C'EST le sifflet idéal pour le rappel de son chien !

recu un sifflet qui ne fonctionnait pas

Just what I wanted works fine more importantly dog returns.

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