Herding made easy with the Acme Shepherds Mouth Whistle! The shepherds whistle made in tin silver, sometimes called the "lip" whistle, has a clear tone that travels long distances. Acme is the maker of the original herding dog whistles; these traditional dog whistles are used by the English Shepherd to command his faithful sheep dog at long distances to round up and bring home the straying sheep. Ten out of ten Border Collies agree, this is the only whistle they want to work with! Shepherds Whistle Instructions: 1. Place dog whistle in mouth with the curved open edge facing outwards resting on your tongue. 2. Hold in the mouth in such a way as to create a gap underneath the whistle. The back of the whistle will sit on the back of the tongue. 3. Blow and by varying the blow, and you will create different sounds. 4. To create an even wider range of sounds, move the tongue up and down reducing and widening the gap underneath the whistle. Please note: if you place your tongue against the lower hole you will silence the whistle. It doesn't matter which way up the whistle is placed. It does require a few practice blows before you get a sound, but once one sound is achieved, it is clear sailing or whistling from there on.

Consider adding the plastic shepherds whistle if you live in extremely cold climates!