RETRIEVING AUSTRALIA FORUM

Hi,
About to buy my first whistle have been told to buy a Spaniel whistle 210 1/2 would be interested in opinions on this, also where is the best place to get one can you get them here. At the moment just using a cheap plastic pea one.

Thanks heaps

Hi Val,

Whistles seem to be a matter for personal choice. It also depends on what you want to use it for, ie Spaniel field trials or Retrieving trials.

I did have one of the pea-less spaniel-type whistles (211 I think) but switched to a Roy Gonia with pea because I wanted alot more volume.

Joe Law is the NSW rep for Specialised Gundog Accessories. If you PM him I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out

Kirsty

Agree with Kirsty - for years I used the UK type whistle for field trials and retrieving until eventually I bowed to good natured pressure and bought one of the Gonia ones for retrieving - heaps better. It just means I now have two lanyards with whistles so have to make sure I pick up the right one!

Hi Val,

I believe that boh Kirsty and Prue have given you the correct advice. The 210, 2101/2, 211 and 2111/2 series of whistle maybe appropriate for Spaniel Trials held in England, where the distances involved are not great. In Trials held in Australia, especially Retrieving Trials, the distances we send our dogs, the terrain, running water etc are a challenge for these types of whistles. The other drawback they often exhibit is that if, in the heat of battle, you blow then too hard they change their pitch. Whereas the Roy Gonia Specials, with or without the trumpet do not exhibit this characteristic. Personally I favour the Roy Gonia Mega whistle because the trumpet directs the sound away from the handlers ears and industrial deafness is a problem for some of us older handlers.

BFN, RWT