Do you use one or two whistles

[Rossenarra]

Do you use one or two whistles for your springer……

 

I'm reading D. Irvines book on spaniel training and he is saying to use two, however I'm wondering the practicality of using two whistles while out shooting.

 

Maybe the book is geared to field trials?

[Taff Mason]

i've seen people use a second louder (thunderer) type whistle for the ''stop'' whistle. i think this is because if you blow a standard ACME 210 type whisltle hard it doesn't work properly and a dog at a distance may not hear it clearly.

[tulkyuk]

Most people (including myself) only tend to use 1 whistle now - you can you a 'thunder' whistle if you like, but it is really not needed

[WGD]

Rossenarra you're right to question the logistics of using two whistles whilst shooting over your spaniel.

 

Imagine a walked up situation, presumably you're using a whistle to turn your dog when required, then a rabbit or hare gets up and you fancy a shot but your dog decides to give chase needing a small reminder with the stop whistle - are you going to make sure your gun's safe, change whistles, stop the dog, mount your gun and have any chance of shooting anything (other than your dog assuming it stopped in range ) - no.

 

The vast majority (in fact all) of handlers I see only use one whistle but I could see the merits of two if you were handling dogs exclusively and not shooting.

Edited November 27, 2008 by wgd

[plinker]

another down side to a thunderer whistle is it can sound like the end of a drive on a driven shoot.

[lurcherboy]

Rossenarra you're right to question the logistics of using two whistles whilst shooting over your spaniel.

 

Imagine a walked up situation, presumably you're using a whistle to turn your dog when required, then a rabbit or hare gets up and you fancy a shot but your dog decides to give chase needing a small reminder with the stop whistle - are you going to make sure your gun's safe, change whistles, stop the dog, mount your gun and have any chance of shooting anything (other than your dog assuming it stopped in range ) - no.

 

The vast majority (in fact all) of handlers I see only use one whistle but I could see the merits of two if you were handling dogs exclusively and not shooting.

 

 

 

LB

[Lancs Lad]

started with a 210 1/2 and a thunderer.....

 

Now use 210 1/2 only..............as said by other memeber.....shot start and end tend to use thunderer......

[dogman]

Just the one for me, when in the field I use my fingers for the big one at distance, my old dog knows this whistle so it doesnt confuse it. In training I use one only until the dog has confidence.