To me the term "Finished" in dog terminology means comleted training at whatever task you desire them to do.If a human is a finished student they have completed their education to the highest level and are now ready to face the task at hand in the real world.For those of you that say a dog is not finished because they never stop learning need to look at it like this,A human can be a finished student at law school and excell in the courtroom just as a finished dog will excell at hog hunting consistently,BUT when he/she has their first child they will have to change lots of diapers(didnt learn that in law school!)uh oh!does this make them not a finished student and excellent lawyer,no!That is something he/or she will learn and adapt to as they go.Same goes for hunting dogs,they are labelled "finished" when the owner/trainer is satisfied they can consistently complete the task at hand and any learning they do after that is a part of life,There are lots of finished dogs out there at 2 yrs of age-I OWN 2 OF THEM!!!!! Any doubters are more than welcome to walk behind them in the woods.Sorry for the rant,jimmy.
I will call you on this one......they have a thing called Continuing Education that EVERY Doctor, Lawyer, Dentist, Chiropractor, Pharmacist, Nurse, Paramedic, EMT, and any other person with a State or National Liscence has to attend because there are always things they weren't taught and new methods of doing things that they need to learn to become BETTER at their profession they have to adapt to their trade and the changes in that trade...A doctor that became a Doctor in 1967 will lose his or her right to practice if their CE's aren't kept up ...so that analogy doesn't work......sorry.....
