Message #187752

[Reuben]

I have seen a few that by 1 yr. of age were very good hog dogs and by 2 were pretty much finsished.

I say at 1 yr. I am just comparing their talent to other decent hog dogs. But at 2 yrs these dogs were very good and actually continued to get better with age as they aquired more experience.

To me hog dogs at 10 months should be showing lots of potential and at 14 months are doing real good and at 18 months are not finished but close and at 2 yrs are about finished. To me this is how a well bred hunting dog progresses. They should continue to improve until 3 or 4 yrs of age.

Catch dogs could be 1 yr or 2 yrs depending on the dog.