I agree with Kid7 on getting a finished dog, even trash broke dogs will chase something or want to after going a long time without a hog. I am gonna buy a true finished dog first chance I get. Little worried/concerned about buying a flat land dog and bringing him up here to the hills.
Rednose I can't wait to tell you how they actually perform they are 4 months?

heck maybe 5 now, they sound good baying up on something that I've stuck in an odd place but other than showing 3 of them(separate times) a pig in a pen they haven't had a chance to show me what they got. The males are in there about 35 lbs and I'm tempted to start taking 1 with me when I go hunt but I think they need a few staged hunts first just so they see what praise is and maybe get an idea of what we are going on these long ass walks in the woods for!