A finished hog dog to me are chasing hogs with big guy in the sky.
At the height of his game
Figures out a track fast
Stays with a hog until you go get them
Can produce hog by self consistently
Finds the hog that isn't there
Conditions of weather country don't affect
Applies the right amount of pressure to hold a bay
Knows what his handler is thinking
Reached maximum potential, not to say they don't continue to still learn more
I have had one gyp I would consider finished... She was 8
could figure out a track
conditions didn't affect if hog was there it was bayed
Stayed at bay by herself until you got to her, lost her once 15 hrs later got a call she was bayed it was 6mi from where lost her & 15 hrs she had been on the ground 18 hrs
I'm not saying she wasn't still learning but, she did her job to 100% of her ability every time she was dropped.
I don't use the term finished, but that is the standard I think of when I hear or read the term finished.
