Very good question... as long as I can call the young dog to me, I won't hesitate to put them in the woods. For me, it's all about keepin' the dog in the woods as much as humanly possible. With time, the handle comes... mess around waiting on handle to develop and you're losing valuable "formative" time, the young dog could be advancing as a hunter.
I need to modify my signature... to say.. "Disclaimer: this is only the opinion of myself, and in no way reflects the opinion of the rest of the world"
