I understand this and i do believe in culling but i just "GAVE" a guy that is just starting a 10 month old dog that is out of some jam up dogs but really wasnt impressing me, was i wrong in doing this? Should i have culled the dog instead of giving it away? Just would like to know what yall would have done?
Ten months old is too young to cull. It also depends on what kind of dog it is and what strain.
When I was breeding mtn curs I expected certain traits and level of progression at 3 months 4 months up to 10 months. If they didn't meet that I culled because I was trying to breed better dogs and produce a higher percentage of good dogs per litter. I also knew that any extreme training to get the dog to perform would also be passed on to some of the pups so I tried to pick the naturals as often as I could.
However, if I wanted a good hunting dog and didn't care about a breeding program I would wait at least until 14-16 months of age before culling and again the breed and size of the dog has something to do with maturity and progress.
