choosing pups

My last litter of pups back in April, I got some real good advise from Reuben in the form of a PM . He explained to me that the longer I could keep the litter the better chance I would have of picking the right pups. He also gave me tips on little "test" I could do with them to see which pups had the noses and which ones did not. He advised me to make drags using raw liver to test their scenting and winding ability. At 4 1/2 months I had it narrowed down to three. I kept 2 for myself and the 3rd one ended up with an experienced hog hunter from Pearl River,La. All 3 were baying pigs at an early age. Had I not kept them for that long I probably would have just picked 2 based on looks alone. It didn't pay to keep the litter any longer because after all the little "test and trials" , these 3 were clearly the keepers in this
litter.