But likes to explore the back woods but we don’t want him to wander too far. There are coyotes, foxes, bears and bobcats out there, not to mention Bald Eagles and hawks known to come after small dogs.
There is very little chance of him getting snatched in this way, and we don’t much worry about it, but we do want to have a sure-fire and instant recall if necessary.
The whistle turned out to be it. Maria discovered Bud’s love of the whistle this morning. I got kid’s bathtub whistle to blow at the Mansion Friday night games when there is a Bingo winner.
When Maria tried it out this morning, Bud flipped out with excitement. So we took him out to the pasture this afternoon and led him to the rear pasture and then hung back. After a few minutes, I blew the whistle. We’ve got our emergency recall. Come and see.
The whistle works with my Boston but the air horn brings her running right away. It is also handy to frighten off coyotes.
Loved this! A dog that I walk for a friend has gone mostly deaf, so trying to keep him safe while walking is not easy anymore (his owner uses a retractable leash, and lets him wander back and forth while walking, and I do not – as he’s 100 pounds and I have a hard time keeping him reigned in!) so I brought a whistle with me, and when he tries to veer off, I do a quick whistle and a tug on his leash, and it works; I was thrilled! Must be a sound that the dogs can really hear well. Love Bud’s enthusiasm, and the joy in Maria’s voice and the joy in you, Jon, in having discovered a useful tool!