[Dogtrainer4God]

Ever had a day when you just wanted to throw up your hands and wonder "what is with this dog?!" Then come to find out it was something that you were doing and not the dogs fault?
Yup, one of those days today...... Dogs getting out there 150 + yards on blind and skipping whistles. Corrections didn't seem to help at all. Come to find out after talking to a trainer friend of mine, that my whistle should have been tossed 6 months ago because of tone quality not holding up for much over 3-4 months:shock:
Throwing lots of fun bumpers for the dogs regards

Abby

 

[JeffLusk]

what whistle is that???

 

[browning84]

That sounds weird, can a whistle actually change tone that much to the point they dog doesnt hear it? 150 is not that far I would think the dog could hear fairly well at that range.

 

[bjoiner]

My whistle is the same age as my dog. Her ears must change with the whistle cause it still works.

 

[Brad Overstreet]

see it often with guys I train with. People tend to bite on the whistle when they blow. This changes airflow and tone over time. Have a friend go 200 yards out in the field and blow your old whistle. Then blow a new one. You may be surprised.

I WAS!

Cheers,

 

[Dogtrainer4God]

Roy Gonia Orange Pealess whistle - I think I got it like a year and a half ago or so, have used it a great deal(think every day on mutiple dogs/set-ups), and do tend to bite down a lot on it.

btw, does the Gonia MEGA whistle work any better? Looks like it is basically the same one I have with a black thing attached to it.

 

[browning84]

My whistle is the same age as my dog. Her ears must change with the whistle cause it still works.

thats what I thought, my dad has whistles from the 70's that still have the same tone as todays like whistles

this what I blow http://www.gundogsupply.com/-010-.html

 

[Bill Davis]

Roy Gonia Orange Pealess whistle - I think I got it like a year and a half ago or so, have used it a great deal(think every day on mutiple dogs/set-ups), and do tend to bite down a lot on it.

btw, does the Gonia MEGA whistle work any better? Looks like it is basically the same one I have with a black thing attached to it.

Abby
Yes, the Mega whistle work much better.
Good luck at the Grand!!

 

[bjoiner]

Abby
Yes, the Mega whistle work much better.
Good luck at the Grand!!

Plus it doesn't hurt your ears as bad. It funnels the sound away from you to your dog.

 

[LAwaterfowler]

I owuld reccomend the Mega Whistle from Dogs Afield. It has worked great for me