Treacle – introduction to the whistle.
In this video clip I’m trying to show you how i introduce the whistle to early training.
I start by continuing activities that Treacle has been doing regularly to try and build confidence whilst introducing something new, and today its the whistle.
You will see how careful you have to be as drive level drops quicker than you would think when something arises that hasn’t been heard before.
We use 3 whistle commands whilst training our gundogs using a 211 and 1/2.
1st command is one pip which means stop and sit, as dogs become more experienced most dogs will stand when they have stopped and that’s OK.
2nd is 2 pips in quick succession which means turn and hunt in the other directions.
3rd is continuous pips which means come back to hand.
