OldDog/NewTricks
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I've lost my Shepherds Dog Whistles and can not find it so I turned to the Inter Net – It seams like they do not want you to find these eithe.
In the Old Days I used to make them out of Bottle Caps –
Guess I have to make one and photograph it – their simple to make!
Shepherds Whistle - How to use one?!?
I've just bought a plastic Shepherds Whistle made by Acme, because I want to train my dog to the whistle and possibly do some herding in the future.
But the problem is that I can't get any sound out of the thing!!
Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
1. Place whistle in mouth with the curved open edge facing outwards.
2. Hold in the mouth in such a way as to create a gap underneath the whistle. The back of the whistle will sit on the back of the tongue.
3. Blow and by varying the blow, you will create different sounds.
4. To create an even wider range of sounds, move the tongue up and down reducing and widening the gap underneath the whistle
if you place your tongue against the lower hole you will silence the whistle. It doesnt matter which way up the whistle is placed. This is just one of nineteen outdoor whistles & Calls in the world famous Acme Range.This whistle does require a few practice blows before you get a sound, but once one sound is achieved, it is plain sailing or whistling.
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Since they are all configured basically the same, you might need to just keep messing with the plastic one till you can get a squeak out of it. They can be difficult at first to get any sound out of--sometimes takes hours of continuous trying (really). Once you can get a squeak out of it, then try to replicate that squeak, and build from there. When you use the plastic one, make sure that little hole in the middle of it is not covered in your mouth, and that the entire outer edge--the open one, is also not covered at all. The little hole should be inside your mouth, and the air comes down through it (think not so much as blowing it, but breathing down through that hole), while the outer edge is open (with your lips just behind that edge) so that the air comes out through there. Really hard to describe without showing. But anyway, since there is really not much difference in how they're built--some may have a slightly different shape, but the hole in the middle and the open outer edge is consistent with all of them, so they all really work the same--there's no really easy answer as far as go get some particular one. One of the many reasons learning to work a dog is all about patience. If you have a mentor/trainer you're working with, s/he should be able to show you,
Shepherds Dog Whistles:
The best site best Price
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Acme_Shepherds_Dog_Whistle/?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=directory&utm_content=USA¤cy=USD&country=USA
http://peticious.com/plastic-shepherd-dog-whistle-p-107199.html?ref=269
http://www.amazinganimal.co.uk/plastic-shepherd-dog-whistle-p-8794.html?currency=USD
In the Old Days I used to make them out of Bottle Caps –
Guess I have to make one and photograph it – their simple to make!
Shepherds Whistle - How to use one?!?
I've just bought a plastic Shepherds Whistle made by Acme, because I want to train my dog to the whistle and possibly do some herding in the future.
But the problem is that I can't get any sound out of the thing!!
Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
1. Place whistle in mouth with the curved open edge facing outwards.
2. Hold in the mouth in such a way as to create a gap underneath the whistle. The back of the whistle will sit on the back of the tongue.
3. Blow and by varying the blow, you will create different sounds.
4. To create an even wider range of sounds, move the tongue up and down reducing and widening the gap underneath the whistle
if you place your tongue against the lower hole you will silence the whistle. It doesnt matter which way up the whistle is placed. This is just one of nineteen outdoor whistles & Calls in the world famous Acme Range.This whistle does require a few practice blows before you get a sound, but once one sound is achieved, it is plain sailing or whistling.
Source(s):
Since they are all configured basically the same, you might need to just keep messing with the plastic one till you can get a squeak out of it. They can be difficult at first to get any sound out of--sometimes takes hours of continuous trying (really). Once you can get a squeak out of it, then try to replicate that squeak, and build from there. When you use the plastic one, make sure that little hole in the middle of it is not covered in your mouth, and that the entire outer edge--the open one, is also not covered at all. The little hole should be inside your mouth, and the air comes down through it (think not so much as blowing it, but breathing down through that hole), while the outer edge is open (with your lips just behind that edge) so that the air comes out through there. Really hard to describe without showing. But anyway, since there is really not much difference in how they're built--some may have a slightly different shape, but the hole in the middle and the open outer edge is consistent with all of them, so they all really work the same--there's no really easy answer as far as go get some particular one. One of the many reasons learning to work a dog is all about patience. If you have a mentor/trainer you're working with, s/he should be able to show you,
Shepherds Dog Whistles:
The best site best Price
http://www.outdoorgb.com/p/Acme_Shepherds_Dog_Whistle/?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=directory&utm_content=USA¤cy=USD&country=USA
http://peticious.com/plastic-shepherd-dog-whistle-p-107199.html?ref=269
http://www.amazinganimal.co.uk/plastic-shepherd-dog-whistle-p-8794.html?currency=USD