Whistle Commands Demo -- How to Whistle -- Field Examples -- Dog -- Stock Work -- Border Collie
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Published 2013-11-14
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All Comments (5)
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I said in the above video that a "steady" can be used for one of two things. I demo'd the use of "steady" (some use "there") to cue a dog to turn-in on the sheep from a flank, but overlooked the second way to use it. You can also give the "steady" whistle to tell the dog to hold a steady/even pace on the drive or fetch.
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Thomas: Where did you get your whistle?
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How did you train the dog to respond to the whistle?
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What if you are working three dogs? How do you tell each dog that you are whistling to him (or her)? How would you tell them that you want them to move together. Do you need a separate set of commands for each dog? I have a Great Pyrenees, a Border Collie and a Dalmatian that I want to be able to give commands to when I am on horseback and we are out for a ride...I need to keep them with me...also need to tell them to go left, right, away from me towards me and to stop where they are to direct them to a Frisbee they lost track of. That's a lot to ask so maybe there is some resource that would answer some of those questions?
