535 Acme -'silent dog whistle'

I purchased the whistle about 5 weeks ago to try and train my newly aquired 7 yr old, set in his ways, rather unruly terrier to come when called . I have the whistle on its loudest,( but still quiet,) audible, setting. The range is through several settings from inaudible to quite audible. The loudest carries the furthest according to the instructions, and since my dog ranges about some local woodland undergrowth looking for squirrels and rabbits to chase and could be a few hundred yards from me I chose the loudest setting. He is now coming when I whistle him, but at first I had to call him as well. I had to let him know that he would get a reward when he came so I made "livercake" which dogs love and he gets a piece when he responds. You have to train him to know what the whistle means. He has now got to the stage that when he hears the whistle, (I use one long blow), he will come to me. I think this whistle is superb especially as you can select "silent" modes if required. It is also well made and has a cover to protect the "working end" fron dust etc. I recommend this well made versatile product.

Works well - learn how to train with it and it works but does take time

Great dog whistlePurchased this whistle as our 6 month old cocapoo has taken to rubbing his head and eating various types of poo, and after some research a whistle seems to be the way to go to move him away from temptation as quickly as possible. We'll I, m on day 2 of training and things are going well.Never took any notice at first but after associating the whistle with his favourite treat we are making good progress.After about 40 small chicken treats he bounds over after he hears 3 toots of the whistle. Still some way to go but research suggests it will take a month or so to become instinctive to return.Some key pointsQuality: very well made, quite heavy which I like as it feels nice in the hand.Sound: provides a range of frequencies from virtually inaudible to quite loud, I have set it to a low whistle so I can hear the sound when calling.A small screw is provided to lock to the desired frequency, ensure you tighten this, as it is lickly to loosen and fall out.Value for money: slightly on the pricey side but I'm hoping it will last for some time due to build quality.

Almost silent as a silent whistle is pretty much impossible, but its great at parks especially with the recall, i love that its adjustable and easy to put on a keychain, chain or necklace etcGood all round whistle and a must have for training along with the clicker

Excellent back up

This item is not made with quality at all!!At a price of nearly £16 one would expect sheer quality ! I'm affraid not !! The whistle fell apart on the first ever walk and I lost the bottom section in the mud never to be found again! It's utter rubbish! Don't waste your money! In the end I spent £5.99 and bought a lesser whistle ! 2 months in still goin strong! I'm always a believer in pay for what u get and in most cases it's true sadly not this one! I can safely say the acme silent dog whistle just is t up to life in the great outdoors.

Good whistle, if used properly. Next door neighbour has no brain cell to train their dogs when they continually bark bark and yelp. One little yelper starts all the rest off barking. If any body walks past their house walking a dog, off they bloody go. As soon as the dogs start barking in the garden, find the pitch that stops them by twisting the whistles body. You will know, by when the dog sort of gruffs, then you have it. Tighten the screw and then off you go. All you need to do is blow twice whilst they bark, when they stop, you stop. If they start again, just two blows, or two blows at intervals if they continue barking. Be patient with it and you will make yourself proud. :-)UPDATE: 14/06/2024. This whistle is brilliant, two miles it reaches, they said. Boy!, they weren't wrong. A dog quite a distance from me did the old, woof woof, and I blew and blew until it tuned in with a few twists, and bingo, the woof woofs stopped. Dogs in a house not far from me howling away, blew and tuned, and howling stopped with a disgrunt woof, yeah, amazing. I'm getting quite addicted to this. Next doors three dogs kick off, two short sharp blows, barking stops. I'm loving this thing. Worth every penny and more. Patience paid off.

The end fell off after just 7 weeks because the screw came loose. Wasn't even used everyday so the screw must not have been tightened properly. I understand these things happen but the customer service was terrible. They basically said it was the customers responsibility to maintain and tighten all screws and therefore they do not accept any liability. Would you really check/tighten screws on anything that you purchase after just 7 weeks use? Is that reasonable to expect of a customer? Screws should not be loose in the first instance so it was clearly a manufacturing fault. I don't usually leave bad reviews but unfortunately on this occasion I feel I need to. The whistle was not cheap and it falling apart after 7 weeks is not acceptable. I wouldn't recommend buying from this company, their customer service is awful. They've also put up their price, I paid £13.71 and now it's gone up to £16.95 so shop around you'll get it much cheaper elsewhere.