how are dog whistles used to train dogs?
08 Mar 2010
My dog is a bit stubborn and i think it would be cool if she could do some tricks.
Clicker-training would be easier. It’s a system based on clicking when the dog does what you want it to do (shaping) and then treating the dog. For more info go to http://www.clickersolutions.com/
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2010 Mar 08
Unclear exactly what you’re asking here, so I’ll just give you a lot of answers….LOL. If asking how a dog whistle works; well, when you blow it, it hurts their ears. If asking how to use it with training, just blow it when she does something you don’t want her to do and she’ll eventually catch on that she’ll hear that horrible sound every time she does it. For teaching her tricks, however, I think I would try giving her a treat, even if just for effort of trying to understand. You don’t want to punish her with a whistle for not doing something that doesn’t come natural to her. They’re like little kids who don’t understand right away. Think of her like a little 1 year old baby girl who can’t say "W" right. You know eventually she’ll learn how, so you give her a treat for trying.
Hope this helps.
P.S. I’m not against dog whistles, like this makes me sound, but I’m not quite sure that is the best route to take when trying to train her to do tricks. Maybe if you were trying to housebreak her, yeah, but not do tricks.
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2010 Mar 08
If you, or your Dog are not deaf, them the easiest way is to blow thru it, and then call the Dog to you. They are real smart, and will soon work out that you want them to come to you.
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The World Union of Whistle Blowers
2010 Mar 08
Clicker-training would be easier. It’s a system based on clicking when the dog does what you want it to do (shaping) and then treating the dog. For more info go to http://www.clickersolutions.com/
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