Experiences vary greatly on this topic with no wrong answers only personal experiences.
My experience has been the good ones start and end being good.
Have never been a fan of the "waiting on the pup to turn on" either they are turned on or they are not.
I like the pups that naturally go crazy the very first time they lay eyes on a hog ......extremely high prey drive.
Few folks dont mind waiting for years for a dog to "turn on" but I dont have deep enough pockets to feed one nor the willingness to maintain a tool that isn't being utilized and so far hasn't made the effort to make itself worth feeding.
Same expectations and requirements. DONT BEG THEM TO DO THEIR JOBS just find another that will.
Good luck
X3- Took the words out of my months. Many people have different expectations. A pup might not show interest the first or second time in front of a hog but is expected to slowy progress as it gets old. If a pup is not running with the pack by 8 months and helping bay, I cull. I have let alot of good dogs go that have turned out to be great but I have also had some really good dogs to show for. If a dog doesn't prove itself by 8 months it gets cut from the feed bill. Don't worry to much about letting a good dog get away. If your questioning the dog than it should probably go.
