6 months going with big dogs, 10 months finding own and at a year if not doing either won't be eating my feed anymore
I agree with Junior...all pups have a learning curve and if they are not doing certain things at certain ages I will be concerned...when breeding better dogs one must evaluate and take the data and make decisions based on that...but starting a new breeding program one must be more lenient at first...and if not breeding dogs hang on longer because some do turn on at a later age...also, like already mentioned some strains start later than others...especially larger type dogs...
but it sure is nice to see a five month old pup strike a track and try to run it alone...even if they are running the track in the wrong direction...or a 8 month old pup that is super trashy...that is a sure enough tale tale sign of great things to come from that pup when it figures out what game it is to hunt...
10-4 on that Ruben
