Customer Reviews

Remington Silent Dog Whistle

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Bought this model Remington dog whistle on Ebay a few weeks ago and, in a very short time, the dogs respond very quickly when using it. Don't expect a dog to know what to make of this whistle until you employ three necessary components to properly introduce the whistle to your dog.

The three componets:

1) Remington dog whistle
2) An obvious association of the whistle with a reward for the dog
3) A pork roast (or some equivalent)

I just blew the whistle in the presence of the dogs and immediately feed them small slices of cheese or cooked pork. Once, I blew the whistle in the morning as I was handing out the dog bowls in the kitchen. This association with food was not done quickly over a few days, but done randomly over about 10 days, with no demand that the dogs respond to the whistle or any early attempts to see if it yet would cause the dogs to come running over from afar. I just tried to tie the sound to food without expectations.

Today, I blew the whistle from the deck when the dogs were preoccupied digging up an ant hill in the back yard and their response was immediate--they came running--all three of the 6 to 8 month old dogs. Later, when I was inside watching TV, the dogs were out in the back yard unseen somewhere and I just pulled the whistle from my pocket and blew it while sitting on the couch. I didn't have to count to 5 before all three dogs flew through the dog door and right to me in eager greeting. I bought this whistle in hopes of rounding up the dogs when hiking in the woods, since they thoroughly vanish on me from time to time. Expect this whistle with continued training will serve the purpose of calling them in very well.

Nice, compact little whistle, with a removable hard plastic sheath that covers a frequency adjustment nut. Simple instructions. Have my whistle set to a shrill, mildly audible sound.

I have 4 dogs. I purchased this item to help get the attention of a dog that is hearing impaired. She, nor my other 3 could hear it. I didn't notice anything but a wind noise when blowing in it. I tried it over and over, no response from any of them. Not a single ear raised.

THEN, I read the instructions on the back of the package! DUH! You must tune it yourself. This allowed me to adjust the pitch to my hearing impaired pup!

Haven't used it for training yet, but I can get her attention when she can't see or hear me.

My dog responds very well to this whistle. It has a barely audible tone to the human ear, but Calypso seems to be able to hear even the lightest of whistles. My one and only complaint is that the plastic cover that goes over the tuning knob fits loosely, and the key chain loop is on this cover; I had to secure it with a piece of tape. Otherwise, excellent whistle.

It works. My only complaint would be that the screw in ending that tunes
it is a bit loose so I'm sure the pitch is wandering a bit. It came
in the mail right away and my dog sure seems to pay attention when I use it.

I decided to whistle train my dog for off leash work. I bought this one as a cheap 'first whistle' in case I didn't like the results, but it has been great. Once I conditioned my dog to respond to it, he listens wonderfully. People can hear the undertones this whistle makes, but its very soft, what the dog hears is much higher pitched (above our hearing range) and LOUD. The plastic sleeve on mine fits tight and so far the tuning nut has held. If you're serious about whistle training your dog, this is a great product. If you want your dog to stop barking this isn't for you.

So I must agree with the reviews posted before me, there is absolutely nothing silent about this whistle. I hear it just as if it was a normal whistle. It works though, my dog listens to it. Plus it's fun to watch other family members cringe when I wail on it. All in all, for $5.00 - what do you expect?

This is a fine whistle, although you can hear the whistle. You do need to train your dog to come. The price is cheap, and so you cannot expect it as a very good product.

Not a bad little whistle. Its' all metal body ensures me of many years of use. The only discrepancy I have for this product is the plastic latch sleeve. The sleeve fits loosely over the whistle defeating the purpose of utilizing the hook ring.

It was good at first but then my dogs just got use to it lol i use it for when i need them to come to me now a days.

At the lowest setting, it sounds like a regular whistle, but even at the highest setting you can still hear it. Don't get my wrong, my dog was very responsive to the high setting, and I do think he could hear it much more clearly than I could. It works well as a dog whistle, but it is not that long-reaching. From across the house my dog did not respond to the whistle.