Do dog whistles work?

[gypsyman]

My dog is almost deaf and the only thing she seems to hear a little bit is a hand clap or a whistle.. ( I can't whistle very well.) Has anyone had experience with dog whistles? Do they work?

 

[Eli]

I'm not sure how dog hearing works, but in people.. you usually lose the higher frequencies first. So if the dog is pretty deaf, he may not be able to hear a dog whistle very well.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Every time I hear a dog whistle I come running. My master loves me!

 

[kenrippy]

good question, might want to ask it over here. there's some helpfull people on that forum.

 

[ElFenix]

they use dog whistles to make the dolphins and the killer whales do tricks at sea world. once i picked that up snapping shots of the things in the air was easier

 

[Howard]

Yes, they do. They seem to make no sound because the frequency of the whistle is above ~20000kHz, the nominal upper-range limit on our hearing. However, dogs can hear it.

 

[Hankysmoo]

I bought one but my maletese dog didn't seem to respond to it...I just returned it to the pet store after that.