Understanding Just What Dog Whistles Are

Several trainers today use dog whistle in order
to properly train a dog. It is accustomed to
catch the attention of the dogs or to give
commands by the sound it makes. It is bad to
make use of the whistles in a noisy community
though since the dog will be confused on the
different noises it could hear. Unlike an
ordinary whistle, these silent dog whistles
produce sound that only dogs can hear. Dog
whistles have already been around for many
centuries. It truly was first created by Francis
Galton.

How Does The Whistle Work

The concept of this instrument is that this tool
emits a high frequency sound of at least 23 to 54
kHz. Unfortunately, human ears can't hear this
because a human can only hear from 20Hz to
20kHz. Since dogs have more sensitive hearing,
then they could easily hear this high frequency
made by the whistle. When it comes to variety,
dog whistles have many. Dog whistles differ with
regards to materials used like metal or plastic
as well as type of whistle like electrical or
adjustable whistles. How long or how short the
whistle is has a direct effect on the frequency
the whistle can emit. Frequency becomes lower,
the longer the whistle, and the frequency
becomes higher, the shorter the whistle.

Dog Training With Whistles

Dog whistles will make dog training much more
efficient whenever it is used. There are
certainly instances when these tricks or
training could be of use to the owner. Whenever
you are separated by your dog, you could use the
whistle to call it over noiselessly. You may
assign different commands to different sequence
pattern using the whistle. Using the various
notes, will aid the dog know what signal and
what command to follow. Just before one should
use the whistle in training, it would be
advisable to get used or be comfortable with the
whistle.

Try making falling and rising notes, short and
long blasts in order to familiarize on how it
works. Incorporating voice commands in the use
of dog whistle will make it simpler for the dog
to get accustomed to the commands. When using
voice commands, the appropriate dog whistle
should be used at the same time. If the voice
command and the notes match, then the dog can
conveniently be familiarized with the commands.
Each reward will also make the understanding
progress much faster. Every reward will make a
dog realize that what the dog did was right.

Even though training the dog with a dog whistle
is tough work and tiring, it is quite useful
ultimately. Overall, dog whistles are the best
tool in training a dog.


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