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What do ya think?? I'm not talking about making the dawg come to you or for handling.......I'm speaking about straight marks.....the dawg has the bird and is comming right back...
Agree. I have one that does this sometime. She gets really distracted looking over at the next gun station while heading back. She just needs to be reminded every now and then.rbr said:Sometimes a dog will start to dawdle or lose focus on
recall. The whistle reminds him that you are waiting.
Bert
The above happened to me last weekend with a young pup. She'd had a little hunt before she picked up the bird. She turned and started for the first person she saw. Another gunner out in the field about the same distance from her that I was. I had to whistle and wave before she saw me. I'm sure she thought she was going in the right direction. I've seen the same thing happen in trials. After a hunt they can be a little disoriented and not know exactly where the boss is. A toot toot and a little movement can help a dog before it gets confused.And then there's the dog who brings back a bird with the wing covering its eyes.... and needs the whistle to find its way back in
Just ask John Weller how much he would have given to have had 2 whistles on his lanyard when he was running Judge at the ESPN SRS!!! His whistle broke just when he needed it and he was in big trouble. Unfortunately for him, his wife and I neither one had our lanyards around our necks, so the gallery was scrambling to get a whistle to him. Don't know what the final result would have been, but I would bet money that John and Judge would have made it to the second series if he had only had that extra whistle on his lanyard!!I have two on my lanyard don't really know why...Don't give me because the other might freeze up malarky
I've seen this happen quite a few times at trials as well. In fact I saw it happen to a friend of mine last Saturday.Howard N said:The above happened to me last weekend with a young pup. She'd had a little hunt before she picked up the bird. She turned and started for the first person she saw. Another gunner out in the field about the same distance from her that I was. I had to whistle and wave before she saw me. I'm sure she thought she was going in the right direction. I've seen the same thing happen in trials. After a hunt they can be a little disoriented and not know exactly where the boss is. A toot toot and a little movement can help a dog before it gets confused.And then there's the dog who brings back a bird with the wing covering its eyes.... and needs the whistle to find its way back in
Belladawg you've obviously never had your whistle lock up if you think two whistles is just being cool. I usually don't wear but one but it's probably stupid of me not to wear two. Don't take my word for it, ask any accomplished trialer if they think it's just cool to have a spare whistle. Luckily for me I've only had it happen in training but it's major frustrating when you've got a dog a few hundred yards away from you and no whistle to it's attention.BellaDawg said:Ok yes. if you see the dawg slowing down, becomming distracted or vision impaired fine...Thats what the whistle trill was intended for.....But how many guys do you see do it out of force of habit....... Dogs comming back no problems and "Joe" or "Jane" handler's toot'n away like some freak'n tweety bird..... tooooot tooot tooot toooot tooot tooot toooot tooooot tooooot toooooot......Drives me nutzJust like every command it has its intended purpose....I think most folks do it to feel more like a "Handler" And whats with the freak'n two whistles...I have two on my lanyard don't really know why...Don't give me because the other might freeze up malarky ( i just used malarky geez) its all about "style" i do the whistle trill cause i'm coooool....I have two roy gonia competion clear whistles cause i'm cooooool....Don't know why ....but hey, I'm coooooo....Don't wanna Look like that guy over there with the stupid acme whistle........... he ain't cooool :wink:
Good point, Vicky. If that's the test I saw on TV, they not only needed 2 whistles, they needed LOUDER whistles! BAITVicky Trainor said:Just ask John Weller how much he would have given to have had 2 whistles on his lanyard when he was running Judge at the ESPN SRS!!! His whistle broke just when he needed it and he was in big trouble. Unfortunately for him, his wife and I neither one had our lanyards around our necks, so the gallery was scrambling to get a whistle to him. Don't know what the final result would have been, but I would bet money that John and Judge would have made it to the second series if he had only had that extra whistle on his lanyard!!I have two on my lanyard don't really know why...Don't give me because the other might freeze up malarky
Vicky
Blow enough Gatorade through your whistle and the pea WILL stick!And whats with the freak'n two whistles...I have two on my lanyard don't really know why...Don't give me because the other might freeze up malarky