A few days ago my tracking went from good to poor,food in every step. The problem is dog starts off okay but then starts to pull,head comes up,but still on the track.
It's like he can't be bothered doing it. The weather is into spring and the temperature is getting hotter,could this be a rottweiler problem that they don't like the warmer weather or should I start experimenting with different baits.
Thanks Brent

I posted some of this on another thread from yesterday....

Just some thoughts...

I wouldn't track on a full tummy. You might try something taster...bits of cooked liver,chicken, cheese, whatever works.

OR, for a dog that doesn't have high food drive or is tracking & pulling....Don't feed him his meals before tracking infact, feed him his MEAL on the track. After a couple of days...he'll not miss a bit & he will be slow & methodical about tracking & getting every morsil of food.

DON'T jackpot at the end of the track, if you are now, if the dog is fast. Try a few extra pieces here & there if he is loosing interest. Never at the end with a fast dog...it just makes them track faster. Or if the dog is loosing interest,,you can jackpot along the track here & there to keep his interest.

Are you using a tracking harness with a line run under the belly to keep his head down & on task, or even a prong with a seperate line from the harness to use as a reminder to slow up. Don't know if you dog is hard or soft...but a wouldn't put on a prong for tracking on a soft dog.

Adding this....you should track very early in the am...temps are down & ground conditions better for tracking(moist--holding scent better) & easier for a young dog. I tracked year around & never saw any difference that I would atribute to the temp differences. I have GSDs ....so I don't know is there would be any difference with a Rott. There are a couple of folks here that have done SchH with Rotts that may respond to this.

Dog is still a pup give him time. Just keep at it.

Could be that your track is too easy for him now. He could be a little bored and he's learned to look for the bait because he's figured out its just laying right there in front of him.

You can try burying the bait partially and maybe take a little longer strides so that each foot step is separated a little more. Sometimes when they're too close it can be kinda your just dragging your feet along almost trenching it.

Ann thanks for info
Could not find earlier post.
Cheers Brent

Hello Steve

Thanks for information
Brent