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In times of emergency, the ability to communicate quickly and effectively can make all the difference to your safety and wellbeing. There are many high tech means of communication available on the market these days, but few of them offer the reliability, ruggedness and instant response that a simple safety and survival whistle can provide. Capable of cutting through whatever chaos life throws at you, the humble whistle has been considered a vital piece of safety equipment for decades and any informed outdoors enthusiast will always have one in their kit. 

Having a whistle close to hand when you are in situations that have the potential to cause risk to life and limb is a simple thing you can do to protect yourself. Equally important, however, is learning how to use a whistle correctly in emergency situations. There are many techniques and skills you can learn to assist in survival scenarios, empowering you to be proactive about your health and safety when you are in need. 

Why Survival

Dogs have been living and working alongside their human masters for thousands of years. Since the early days of domestication, our canine companions have been a constant source of friendship, as well as assisting us in tasks such as hunting, herding and guarding. These days there are far more pet dogs than there are working dogs, both pets and working animals have certain legal protections when it comes to their welfare.

While it is not a legal requirement to ensure that your dog is well trained, or at least trained to a reasonable level, it is always a good idea to invest time in making sure your dog knows how to behave and what is expected of them. These days there are so many dogs being kept as pets that it is more important than ever to make sure they are all decently trained because tensions can quickly arise when poorly trained dogs are living in close quarters. 

A poorly trained dog is more prone to anxiety and undesirable behaviours than one that has been trained and properly socialised.

The world of sound is all around us, all the time. From the background hum of your laptop to the rumble of distant traffic, and from the call of wild birds in the forest to the pop songs on your radio, we are constantly immersed in a rich mixture of sounds that have the power to capture our imagination and make us feel happy and relaxed, or can inspire less pleasant feelings such as tension and irritability. 

While we might rely on our ears to hear sound, every soundwave is actually processed in the brain as this is the only way we can make sense of the sounds around us. As there is so much sound involved in daily life, our brains are particularly good at ignoring sounds we hear a lot. For example, you may not notice the sound of your shirt moving as you do or the tick of your analogue watch, unless you actively listen out for it. 

We have evolved this way in order to make sense of the world around us without being on high alert to every sound we hear. For the most part, our brains do

Here at ACME, we often talk about the “sound solutions” that we engineer and manufacture, and will use specific words to describe the different qualities of sound. For those who do not have a strong understanding of acoustics and the science of sound, these words can seem quite strange and arbitrary, but sound is a much more complex thing than you might think. When we talk about sound, we need to use certain words in order to accurately describe the differences in the sounds that our whistles produce. 

These terms are good to know if you are in the market for whistles or other sound solutions because they can help you to decide which solution will work best for your needs. This is because the differences between the sounds that each whistle makes can mean they are more or less suited for a particular application. 

For example, if you are looking for a dog training whistle and intend to work your dog over long distances, you will need a whistle that has a sound that carries well. If you