I had the exact same things not so long ago with my bitch, I was concentrating on the windscreen wiper pattern which meant using too much whistle and on at her a fair bit. Then she didnt know what she was doing wrong and kept looking at me not wanting to leave my side. I was so frustrated.
Now she is hunting much better, all I changed was less whistle and just let her do her thing. Scenty ground helped too.
inconsistant hunting while training
Re: inconsistant hunting while training
She's 14 months old - why are you still messing around with balls? And how wide are your casts? If too narrow then the dog hardly has chance to get into her stride before you turn her. 
Naj
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I didn't think blokes ever grew out of it TBH.....Naj wrote:She's 14 months old - why are you still messing around with balls? Naj
Rascal
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Re: inconsistant hunting while training
If you want a windscreen wiper pattern be sure the wind is blowing towards you at ground level, if the wind is slightly across your general direction you will be fighting the dog's natural pattern which would be more on a diagonal to your track. Dog may slow up or give up.
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Rascal wrote:I didn't think blokes ever grew out of it TBH.....Naj wrote:She's 14 months old - why are you still messing around with balls? Naj
Rascal
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Judy wrote:If you want a windscreen wiper pattern be sure the wind is blowing towards you at ground level, if the wind is slightly across your general direction you will be fighting the dog's natural pattern which would be more on a diagonal to your track. Dog may slow up or give up.
If you want a windscreen wiper pattern, then you won't be needing a half decent hunting dog ... :whistle
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That too.
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Re: inconsistant hunting while training
Windshield wiper pattern is only correct one time - if you are going directly into the wind. Anything else, the pattern will look different
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And even then it will look different depending on the conformation of the dog…. A big rangy dog will look different hunting to a smaller closer coupled dog. As long as the dog’s covering it’s ground we shouldn’t get too hung up on “pattern”………….Cass wrote:Windshield wiper pattern is only correct one time - if you are going directly into the wind.
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