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Markyboy
@ColinTheBald
The first time I took one of mine fishing he watched spellbound until the sea trout approached the net, then dived in and did a perfect retrieve. I don't know who was more amazed, me, the dog, the sea trout, or the gallery who had assembled behind me. I tried desperately to be nonchalant as if my dogs always did that.
Mine can sod off unbidden with the best of them, the trick is to stop whistling the second the elastic breaks and get after them (sweating and wheezing), just as you did. Then, start again from sort distances.
I once saw an owner whistling like a lunatic as his hound aimed for the horizon, the dog trainer I was with said "well, at least he knows what where you are".
A general point for everyone; always praise your dog when they eventually return, no matter how pissed off you are. Would you return if you knew a bollocking was about to happen? If you want to give your dog a deserved bollocking, get after them and catch them doing wrong, even if your dignity is wrecked in the process.