Spoon River NAVHDA Chapter

This is my first time training whistle commands.   Any recommendations for what commands to train on the whistle and how many whistle blows for each command. 

The whistle commands I use are basic to many dog trainers.The individuals I hunted with, as a young person, used similar but had their own variations.

Three blasts to “come”. I sometimes roll one into the other if the dog is out of sight.

Two sharp blasts for attention and when I know I have his attention I start moving toward the new objective.

One sharp blast for whoa. I also use the “police hand signal”for stop, one upright hand.

Thanks Ed, I have started training these. Does anyone use the Acme silent whistle? What are the opinoins on those? I have read that a regular whistle could potentially spook the birds, especially later in the season. Have not seen a definitive answer if the birds here the freq. ranges of the silent whistle and if it also spooks them.