Designed and made in the UK Ultra high pitch Without a pea Produces a solid, single, high frequency tone Suggested use for spaniel breeds
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Customers find the whistle effective for dog training. They praise its quality and clear sound, describing it as a good product. The whistle is easy to use with no learning curve. Many customers appreciate the color and response time. However, some have mixed opinions on the sound quality, build quality, and effect on dogs.
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Elderflower –
Works Like a Charm
This thing has worked out great for me and my smart but not-very-trained country dogs. We moved from the deep woods to an old farming neighborhood, and the dogs suddenly had a several acres of open (fenced) grassland to run — and especially to bark! — in, plus we had visible neighbors for the first time. Some of the acreage is around the corner from the back porch, where I usually am when something sends them into a frenzy of barking. This whistle does the trick, without a lot of training.From the beginning, the dogs seemed to find the sound of it intriguing — I blew it softly while they were nearby, and they came trotting up to see what it was. I was so pleased by their response that I really didn’t do much training. The sound seems to pierce through a barking fit, and after a little patience, we’ve gotten to the point where it’s understood that two sharp toots means “stop barking” — and they do! An additional blast means “come back to the porch” — so far, that has about an 80% success rate, though they’ll still report in in a few minutes.I was curious to see what the sound level was like to human ears, since reviews seemed to vary, and since I have abnormally good hearing. It’s interesting — a loud blast on it really does not make a lot of noise, but it still makes my ears ring a bit. I assume that means it IS making a lot of noise, but most of it’s outside my human hearing range. So I don’t think the whistle is a plague on my neighborhood — especially not compared to a 2-big-dog barking frenzy!
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randal holtz –
Works great
This whistle has been used by dog trainers since the early 1920âs in one version or another. My puppy responds in a flash when I give it 3 quick whistles.
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Elad –
Great Whistle!
I did NOT want a silent whistle. I want to know if it is working or not. That’s just me. I used some coaches whistles, but the ball inside would stick, or the plastic ones broke, or it wouldn’t whistle if you blew too hard or too soft. It was embarrassing to stand on the deck or lean out of a window screaming at our dogs to come or to stop barking. Then we got this whistle! LOVE it! My dogs can hear it just fine on a large wooded lot. There is something about the tone that they responded to almost the first time we used it. A few training treats later and we are very happy dog owners! Even when they are frantically barking at a person walking by, a quick blast on the whistle and they abandon whatever they were doing and come running! Did I say blast? I can hear it, the dogs hear it, but my neighbor told me they don’t! Or if they do, it is very fleeting and not noticeable. It works whether you blow soft or hard, and if we feel more urgent a few short sharp blast seems to get the message across to the dogs to come fast! The ONLY reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5 star rating is because I haven’t owned it long term to see how it holds up over time AND a minor annoyance that it didn’t come with a lanyard. I recommend this!
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Altair –
Must have been sent wrong whistle, this one is LOUD!
Not sure if it’s a defect in the whistle, but it’s very loud. Yes, it’s a high pitched sound, but it’s supposed to be a high pitched DOG whistle that isn’t easily heard by humans according to the ad. So either everyone around here is part canine, or this is a defective whistle. I will be contacting the seller after I post this. I’m hoping they will resolve this for me. I live in an apartment so it’s very important to have something on hand that I can use and not drive my neighbors crazy. Between this whistle and the dog, I’m more likely to be asked not to renew my lease!
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Anonymous 41 –
Loud!!
This was listed with the deaf dog & training whistles that were silent. That was what I wanted & have used before. This is very loud & Iâm sure the farm down the road will hear it too. ð Only tried it last evening at feeding time & the old mostly deaf Springer came a couple of minutes after the young Heeler. So might work just fine. The whistle is made well & should last for what we need. Iâve never had a plastic one before but itâs seems fine.
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E.D.W. –
it’s not a magic, silent dog charming whistle
It’s hard to find a dog whistle review on Amazon that doesn’t begin with, “But it’s not silent.” Dog whistles aren’t silent — they emit a high-pitched shrill. Other reviews also complain that their dogs don’t come immediately. It doesn’t work like catnip — you train the dog to respond to the whistle.I love this whistle for the dog park. I decided on the 210.5 so I could have a single tone, single function (I just want this for recall) whistle that was inexpensive to replace. Other dog whistles have adjustable frequencies (like the Acme silent dog whistle) and I worried that if I lost an adjustable dog whistle, I might not find the same pitch again and I’d have to retrain my dog to a new frequency. Because it’s the same tone, I ordered multiple so my husband uses one too and we have them scattered about the house (especially the kitchen) for daily practice. Gun dog training whistle sites have also indicated that this whistle is particularly good for Spaniels (I have a Brittany). If you search online, you can find whistle sites with the sound recorded to hear & test the sound before purchasing. On walks, I keep the whistle on a shoestring necklace around my neck and it’s lightweight and solidly constructed.It took a week to train my dog. I started by blowing the whistle after “come.” After two days, I stopped saying “come” and just blew the whistle. At the same time, I kept a whistle in the kitchen and started blowing it anytime I had extra scraps. Finally, I wanted the whistle to be one of his favorite sounds so I hid behind doors with a jar of peanut butter and played hide and seek by blowing the whistle. Finally, we went to the dog park (with the peanut butter initially) and continued the game. The dog park is about 75 yards long and my dog hears the whistle immediately at the longest distance. He loves the whistle game now and when I blow it, I’m very careful to have it be a positive experience. When he returns, sometimes I even keep up the run and have him chase me so that he doesn’t think the whistle means, “That’s it! We’re leaving the dog park!” I am especially careful not to chase him after I blow the whistle and accidentally train him that the whistle means “time for me to chase you!”The regulars at the dog park thought I was a little bit crazy at first. But after training, my dog has a fantastic, joyful recall, I trust him at greater distances, and I’m not running around yelling his name. It’s been a great time and money investment!
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Amazon Customer –
I bought my first acme dog whistle 15 years ago and it still works great, instantly gets my spaniels attention. Bought this as an extra for my partner to use.
Pluspunkt, dass es hier verschiedene Tonhöhe gibt. Viel kann man dazu nicht sagen. Ich habe mir gleich 3 Stück gekauft, falls mal eine verloren geht.
Elderflower –
Works Like a Charm
This thing has worked out great for me and my smart but not-very-trained country dogs. We moved from the deep woods to an old farming neighborhood, and the dogs suddenly had a several acres of open (fenced) grassland to run — and especially to bark! — in, plus we had visible neighbors for the first time. Some of the acreage is around the corner from the back porch, where I usually am when something sends them into a frenzy of barking. This whistle does the trick, without a lot of training.From the beginning, the dogs seemed to find the sound of it intriguing — I blew it softly while they were nearby, and they came trotting up to see what it was. I was so pleased by their response that I really didn’t do much training. The sound seems to pierce through a barking fit, and after a little patience, we’ve gotten to the point where it’s understood that two sharp toots means “stop barking” — and they do! An additional blast means “come back to the porch” — so far, that has about an 80% success rate, though they’ll still report in in a few minutes.I was curious to see what the sound level was like to human ears, since reviews seemed to vary, and since I have abnormally good hearing. It’s interesting — a loud blast on it really does not make a lot of noise, but it still makes my ears ring a bit. I assume that means it IS making a lot of noise, but most of it’s outside my human hearing range. So I don’t think the whistle is a plague on my neighborhood — especially not compared to a 2-big-dog barking frenzy!
randal holtz –
Works great
This whistle has been used by dog trainers since the early 1920âs in one version or another. My puppy responds in a flash when I give it 3 quick whistles.
Elad –
Great Whistle!
I did NOT want a silent whistle. I want to know if it is working or not. That’s just me. I used some coaches whistles, but the ball inside would stick, or the plastic ones broke, or it wouldn’t whistle if you blew too hard or too soft. It was embarrassing to stand on the deck or lean out of a window screaming at our dogs to come or to stop barking. Then we got this whistle! LOVE it! My dogs can hear it just fine on a large wooded lot. There is something about the tone that they responded to almost the first time we used it. A few training treats later and we are very happy dog owners! Even when they are frantically barking at a person walking by, a quick blast on the whistle and they abandon whatever they were doing and come running! Did I say blast? I can hear it, the dogs hear it, but my neighbor told me they don’t! Or if they do, it is very fleeting and not noticeable. It works whether you blow soft or hard, and if we feel more urgent a few short sharp blast seems to get the message across to the dogs to come fast! The ONLY reason I gave it a 4 and not a 5 star rating is because I haven’t owned it long term to see how it holds up over time AND a minor annoyance that it didn’t come with a lanyard. I recommend this!
Altair –
Must have been sent wrong whistle, this one is LOUD!
Not sure if it’s a defect in the whistle, but it’s very loud. Yes, it’s a high pitched sound, but it’s supposed to be a high pitched DOG whistle that isn’t easily heard by humans according to the ad. So either everyone around here is part canine, or this is a defective whistle. I will be contacting the seller after I post this. I’m hoping they will resolve this for me. I live in an apartment so it’s very important to have something on hand that I can use and not drive my neighbors crazy. Between this whistle and the dog, I’m more likely to be asked not to renew my lease!
Anonymous 41 –
Loud!!
This was listed with the deaf dog & training whistles that were silent. That was what I wanted & have used before. This is very loud & Iâm sure the farm down the road will hear it too. ð Only tried it last evening at feeding time & the old mostly deaf Springer came a couple of minutes after the young Heeler. So might work just fine. The whistle is made well & should last for what we need. Iâve never had a plastic one before but itâs seems fine.
E.D.W. –
it’s not a magic, silent dog charming whistle
It’s hard to find a dog whistle review on Amazon that doesn’t begin with, “But it’s not silent.” Dog whistles aren’t silent — they emit a high-pitched shrill. Other reviews also complain that their dogs don’t come immediately. It doesn’t work like catnip — you train the dog to respond to the whistle.I love this whistle for the dog park. I decided on the 210.5 so I could have a single tone, single function (I just want this for recall) whistle that was inexpensive to replace. Other dog whistles have adjustable frequencies (like the Acme silent dog whistle) and I worried that if I lost an adjustable dog whistle, I might not find the same pitch again and I’d have to retrain my dog to a new frequency. Because it’s the same tone, I ordered multiple so my husband uses one too and we have them scattered about the house (especially the kitchen) for daily practice. Gun dog training whistle sites have also indicated that this whistle is particularly good for Spaniels (I have a Brittany). If you search online, you can find whistle sites with the sound recorded to hear & test the sound before purchasing. On walks, I keep the whistle on a shoestring necklace around my neck and it’s lightweight and solidly constructed.It took a week to train my dog. I started by blowing the whistle after “come.” After two days, I stopped saying “come” and just blew the whistle. At the same time, I kept a whistle in the kitchen and started blowing it anytime I had extra scraps. Finally, I wanted the whistle to be one of his favorite sounds so I hid behind doors with a jar of peanut butter and played hide and seek by blowing the whistle. Finally, we went to the dog park (with the peanut butter initially) and continued the game. The dog park is about 75 yards long and my dog hears the whistle immediately at the longest distance. He loves the whistle game now and when I blow it, I’m very careful to have it be a positive experience. When he returns, sometimes I even keep up the run and have him chase me so that he doesn’t think the whistle means, “That’s it! We’re leaving the dog park!” I am especially careful not to chase him after I blow the whistle and accidentally train him that the whistle means “time for me to chase you!”The regulars at the dog park thought I was a little bit crazy at first. But after training, my dog has a fantastic, joyful recall, I trust him at greater distances, and I’m not running around yelling his name. It’s been a great time and money investment!
Amazon Customer –
I bought my first acme dog whistle 15 years ago and it still works great, instantly gets my spaniels attention. Bought this as an extra for my partner to use.
Felipe Marroquin –
Tengo el silbato Acme 211.5 que funciona muy bien y encontré este a buen precio y quise probarlo también con mi perrita Beagle.Responde bien al llamado con el 211.5 y para uno como humano suena fuerte y al probar el 210.5 es un sonido menos fuerte para el humano pero para mi Beagle resultó muy placentero y responde al primer llamado inmediatamente.
PF –
Utilicé el silbato para ahuyentar/espantar/sorprender a los perros de la calle que sueltan ladridos cuando paso en bicicleta, lamentablemente no funcionó 🙁 Pero el silbato es bueno.
sky –
Guter Ton.
Sam Dey –
Pluspunkt, dass es hier verschiedene Tonhöhe gibt. Viel kann man dazu nicht sagen. Ich habe mir gleich 3 Stück gekauft, falls mal eine verloren geht.