'Hi Lost' Command

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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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If you wanted to you could call out "Fish and Chips !" it would not matter to a dog.

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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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What sort of whistle command would you recommend?
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Tungulria wrote:Skip the verbal and use a whistle "command".
What sort of whistle command would you propose I try?
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SarahP wrote:
Tungulria wrote:Skip the verbal and use a whistle "command".
What sort of whistle command would you propose I try?
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Any one that's different to all the others...
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I left myself open to that didn't I !
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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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Hard to describe but a lot of people I train with use a repeated pip-peep - a short pip followed by a longer peep that trails off - sounds like pip peeeyoooooo pip peeeyoooooo.

I hope you get the idea!! I've never tried to describe a whistle in text before!!! :lol:
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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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Hard to exaplin in text - i use a trill sound - imagine rolling your rrrrrrrs down the whistle. It's a non-pea whitsle but rolling your rrrrs makes a similar sound. OR most people use a two tone twit twoo type sound.

The sound means you're in the area - get your nose down. Train it in the same way you would the verbal command.
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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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Doesnt matter whether you use your voice, a whistle,a trumpet or a rendition of Donald where's ya troosies on bagpipes, as long as the dog understands the connection between the.......whatever, and hunting for a retrieve.
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Re: 'Hi Lost' Command

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Merlin wrote:
Tungulria wrote:Skip the verbal and use a whistle "command".
+1

:)
+1

I think you get a much sharper response with the whistle
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Geoffer wrote:Hard to describe but a lot of people I train with use a repeated pip-peep - a short pip followed by a longer peep that trails off - sounds like pip peeeyoooooo pip peeeyoooooo.

Thats me! I think you've typed it quite well.
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