To each his own but i personally like to see some good things out of a pup by 10 to 14 mo.'s, then i expect alot of them to act like a teenager and regress, or not perform to there capability they have previously shown on a regular basis. Then by two they should be coming on strong or cull.
With that said my cur was kicking up dirt and finding a good bit of hogs for me since he turned 2 in july of last yr until about 6 wks ago and has regressed alot this past month and he just turned 3
I am hoping he just hit a short term slump, he also lost wt and had blood in his stool so i switched his wormer last wk but if he has not got back to his old self by october at the latest....cull.
I wonder what most people would do in that situation? I saw this dog do great for a yr then has had a 6 wk hiatus of doing nothing but honoring bays....cull immediatly or see if he gets back to his old self!
If this dog was kicking up dirt on his way to hunt and striking hogs then more than like he is having some issues with health or something that is causing him not to hunt.
I would be patient and hold on to him and work on getting him back to hunting again.
