Working Further Out?

[slipper 116]

I am having trouble getting my springer to retrieve from further out

I will drop a blind behind me walk about thirty yards and send her back

But when she can't find it I stop her and give hand signals left or right which is fine but when the dummy is further out she just goes from left to right again, after I have stopped her and raised my arm straight in front of me

I have practiced closer and she goes back fine

Any ideas

[farmerkev09 105]

Have you tried sending her back down the side of a hedge so she can't quarter if you haven't got a wall or hedge to run down shoot a rabbit tie a rope to the leg rub it on a spot and remember were you rubbed it then drag it 30yard out then sit the dog on the spot you rubbed the rabbit sit her and you walk away from her and then cast her off she should use her nose and take the line of the scent keep repeating this in different places then swap the rabbit of a bummy with no scent and she would remember to go back atb good luck farmer

[the monkey 338]

As said practise the back command against a hedge or wall ......

[slipper 116]

Thanks very much it was that little bit of advice I was after! I'll try that for a few weeks and let you know thanks again