Back off pointing???

[ole matty]

I went to shooting preserve last weekend to do some training on my 11 month old Brittany, mambo, he did really good job pointing chukar and hen pheasant, . As we approach small clump of grass, , mambo caught a whiff of scent and tracked to where clump was and locked up, I was 30 feet away and walking to flush the bird all of sudden mambo back off the point and ran straight to me and turn around and locked again approximate 5' behind me, I was confused so I just stand there and waiting for his next move but he stayed locked up till I walked closer to grass, the rooster decide to run and I had to chasing to get him to fly but mambo stayed locked up till I downed it.

once in awhile he would reset his position to make sure bird are really there where he think they are I think that what he was trying to do, I had corrected it by more whoa training , , But This was the first time I ever had see him back off and went behind me 15' away from bird.

I was wondering should I be really concern about it and anyone have idea why would be back off and repoint again as he is already 5-7' away from bird?

[TylerS]

That's a bit strange. I've never heard of a dog backing off a point unless it was blinking, but then Mambo wouldn't have reestablished point.

Hey may have just lost the scent for a second from a cross wind or something.

[Kyhl]

Haven't seen that happen before. Has it happened more than once? Might be a freak occurance.

Also, a trick I've learned with running game farm birds it to throw your had at them to get them to fly. Chasing or following them around until they get up is a pain. Something closing on them quickly, the hat, usually gets them up.

[ole matty]

He had move a few time when bird are running, sometime he would move' around the bird. It's like there's barrier around bird where he would never try to flush them. Like I stay I had corrected it by more whoa training.

I hope it's one and done thingy. Maybe it's crosswind got him confused or whatever. He's still a pup.

Thank for hat trick I will do that the next time.