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A these whistles work by forcing air down the length ofa cylinder and out of a hole that is split by a sharp edge. The longer the cylinder is the lower the whistle's pitch will be.
Likewise, the shorter thecylinder, the higher the pitch. In order to generate the right pitch and frequency, dog whistles must be very short, around oneinch or less.
Because sounds in this frequency range do not occur very frequently in a dog'sworld, they perk up and pay attention when they hear it. It's not a "normal"sound and it causes them to stop and think "I wonder what that noise is?"-- orthe equivalent thought in dog terms. These whistles do not have magical powers by themselves. If you haven'ttrained your dog to perform a certain task whenever he hears the whistle heisn't going to do anything in particular. That's why these whistles work onlywhen used as part of a training regiment.
The sound is easier for a dog to understand than spoken words because thereis no confusion on his part. He hears the sound and if trained to react, knowsexactly what you want him to do. You can use different sound patterns totrigger different responses. Two short toots can mean "Stop" and one long toot couldmean "lie down".
There is no right or wrong pattern for teaching commands sojust choose a pattern for each task and stick with it. Don't get toocomplicated by using patterns that the dog couldn't possible remember. Keepthem easy to respond to.
Dog whistles are great training tools and have been used successfully with all breeds.