Company Of Animals Two Tone Whistle Training Tool For Dogs And Cats Is Great For Teaching Your Pet
- This traditional two-tone whistle is a multi-functional training tool, suitable for a range of training purposes
- Allows you to give your pet positive reinforcement when the whistle is sounded
- Whistle training is a fantastic way to teach your pet new skills and behaviours
- The whistle sound is used to let your pet know when they have done something right
- The whistle is easy to use and suitable for pets of all ages
- It is great for training your pet without the need for vocal corrections
- Recommended by Dr Roger Mugford, a leading animal behaviourist
- Features two distinct whistle tones
- The different tones can be obtained by using either end of the whistle
- One pet can be trained to two different tones for different behaviours, or two pets can each be trained to respond to their own specific tone
- The whistle has a unique, clear, and distinct sound rather than a loud sound, to immediately grab the attention of your pet
- The whistle is for use during positive reinforcement based training, using treats for rewards alongside the whistle.
- Lightweight with a durable plastic construction
- The back of the whistle has a clip to attach to your pants or belt buckle
- It also has a neck lanyard, so it is readily available at all times
Dimensions
- 7cm length x 2cm width
Tips For Using The Whistle
Getting Started
- Sound the device and then feed your pet a treat
- Repeat until your pet understands that the whistle sound is associated with treats
Training Your Pet To Sit With The Whistle
- Hold a treat above your pet's nose, and slowly move it back over their head until their bottom touches the floor (if your pet jumps up, then the treat is too high above their head)
- As your pet sits, sound the whistle and reward with a treat
- Repeat the process and add the command “sit”, gradually removing the hand signal
Training Your Dog To Drop With The Whistle
- Start with your pet in the sitting position
- Move a treat down from their nose to between their front paws and your pet should drop down to the ground
- Sound the whistle and reward with a treat if your pet does drop
- Repeat the process and add the command “drop”, gradually removing the hand signal
Directions for use
Before you start: decide on your whistle signal – typically 3 x short whistles for recall, 1 x long whistle for sit
Recall
- Allow your dog to wander (only a short distance)
- Call their name and give your chosen whistle command and open your arms wide
- Back away from the dog, encouraging them towards you
- If they are reluctant, use a long lead to reel them in
- Once they reach you, praise and reward them with a treat
- Repeat until consistent
- When responding well, stop using your verbal command and just use the whistle and open arm signal
- Repeat, gradually increasing the distance
- Once consistent, you can remove the lead
Distance sit
- Hold a treat above your dog’s nose, and slowly move it back over their head until their bottom touches the floor (if your dog jumps up, then the treat is too high above their head)
- As they sit, give your whistle command
- Praise and reward the sit position with a treat
- Give a release command, such as finish and encourage them forward
- Repeat, gradually phasing out using the treat
- When consistent, increase the distance between you and your dog before saying sit
- It is important to return to your dog to reward them, so they understand the reward is for sitting and not for returning to you