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Originally Posted by Dundee
Just a thought, but mine are trained to a whistle (as well as voice and hand signals), and a whistle does get a dogs attention better than voice, particularly when the voice has been ignored. It will need training - it doesn't just happen, but a whistle command is much more consistent.
I use three pips for recall and a pup will be introduced to it on it's first day. Initially I will use it at dinner time to call a dog over for dinner. It will start to associate it with good things. Then you need to train it in all the different situations... starting with an easy situation and then working your way up to distractions.
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Originally Posted by Colliepoodle
I heartily agree. I've only recently started whistle training my girls and find that the whistle is FAR more "ear-catching" than voice. Probably because a) the dogs' ears pick up the higher tone more easily and b) the ONLY time they hear the whistle is when they know I'm going to be legging it in the other direction with the best of the best treats on my person.
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Thanks, useful advice. I have actually recently bought a whistle so have just started training him to come to it in the house, its working quite well so hopefully things will start to improve soon. I've also met a lady at the park with 11 dogs all with perfect recall so am going to start walking with her, hopefully we will both start to learn lol