It doesn't matter which way up the whistle is placed. This whistle does require a few practice blows before you get a sound, but once one sound is achieved, it is easy to master.
When a farmer uses his dog whistle to move livestock around the farm, he places the dog whistle in his mouth, and uses his tongue and lips to make the different sounds for the commands below.
| Lie Down | One long blast | Stops dog |
|---|---|---|
| Come Here | Whee-Whee-Wheet | Brings dog to handler |
| Walk Up | Two short whistles | Moves dog straight towards the livestock |
| Come By | Wheet-Wheeeo | Moves dog around the livestock clockwise |
| Way to Me | Whee-Who | Moves dog around the livestock counter-clockwise |
| Get Out | Wheet-Wheeo-Wheet-Wheet | Moves dog away from the livestock |
| Look Back | Who-Hee-Who | Turns dog around to go gather more livestock |
| Take Time | Hee-Hee-Hee-Hee | Slows dog to a steady pace |
| That'll do | Hee-Hee-Hee-Hee | Orders dog to quit working |
- Place whistle in mouth with the curved open edge facing outwards.
- Hold in the mouth in such a way as to create a gap underneath the whistle. The back of the whistle will sit on the back of the tongue.
- Blow and by varying the blow, you will create different sounds.
- To create an even wider range of sounds, move the tongue up and down reducing and widening the gap underneath the whistle.
Note: if you place your tongue against the lower hole you will silence the whistle.
Give it a go!
