2 mountain cur pups and 1 1/2 mc 1/2 airdale. when do i start them on pigs

Hey Branson P! From what I have gathered about this subject so far is that everyones opinion and style differs but the best advice is to let them be puppies until they're showing you they're ready and matured enough to get in there and then depending on your style of training (pen or mock hunts) you can introduce them then. All dogs mature at different rates so there really is no "set" age or size to get them "started" at. As far as how big of a pig to use the answers are just opinions once again! Some will say a little bigger then the dog and others will say the size of the hogs you plan to get on because you train on shoats they grab shoats. If you do a little searching through past threads there are a few discussions on starting dogs as young as 8 weeks all the way to 2 year olds. Welcome to ETHD and good luck!