Message #339158

[BIG BEN]

 I believe anything under 3-4 years old in NOT a finished dog, for a dog to be "finished" they have to have some age and lots of hogs under them. Just because a pup under 2 can trail and bay his own hog does not mean it is finished. A finished dog is all about consistantancy, must find hogs consintantly, range out consistantly, have the bottom and "want to" to finish a track, not trash on other critters. When you are confident enough to drop your dog with some of the best finished dogs around you can start to think your dog is finished until then they are just "well started". JMO