SportDOG European-Style Silent Whistle

by SportDog

Product Features

• European quality
• Light, single body construction
• Removal of cap allows for adjustment of tone

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 3.9 x 7.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001ULCULK
• Item model number: SAC00-11754
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,567 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #9 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Training & Behavior Aids > Dog Whistles

Product Description

The European-style Silent Whistle has a light single-body construction with adjustable tone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definately good for training, November 19, 2009

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A.R.N. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SportDOG European-Style Silent Whistle (Misc.)

Unfortunately, I have neighbors that leave their howling dog outside, neglected, untrained, unhappy and he lets us know about it with hours of frantic howling. People like that shouldn't be dog owners. When I blow the whistle he usually -- unless he's frenzied -- stops immediately. How silent is silent on the whistle? Someone in the next apartment can't hear the whistle -- but someone standing nearby or in my apartment might hear a very high pitched, barely audible whistle. Close enough, in my book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dog whistle 101, November 20, 2010

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ltnorham (california, usa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SportDOG European-Style Silent Whistle (Misc.)

The whistle is good quality, solid metal. I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because the keychain loop is attached to the plastic pull-off cap, not to the whistle itself. So you can't hang the whistle around your neck and just bring it up and give it a tweet; you have to remove the cap first. Although many of the silent dog whistles seem designed like that, it seems to me that the whistle itself could and should have an attachment point.

About that cap. I feel like an idiot saying this, but it took me a good 10 minutes to get the cap off. I spent a while thinking it screwed off, but you just have to give it a very mighty pull. Once the cap is off, you can adjust the tone of the whistle by turning the metal post at the end of the whistle. Then you can tighten the little metal ring to keep the post at that length.

As others have noted, the whistle is not actually silent to humans. To me it doesn't sound very loud, but high-pitched and annoying. I presume it sounds louder to the dog. My dog (German Shepherd cross) sure perks up and comes running for a tasty treat. That's what I wanted, so so far so good. I don't really see how it would stop a dog from barking, though - unless maybe from surprise, the first couple times.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helps keep the neighbors dogs in check, November 30, 2009

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Pete Computer Guy "PCG" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SportDOG European-Style Silent Whistle (Misc.)

We have several neighbors dogs. When they get together, things can get barkingly loud. With this whistle, I blow from inside the house, they quite down quickly. The humans still don't know we have the whistle. It is our secret weapon against loud dogs.