Myles...I second the motion on the late bloomers...I want to see a progression from 12 weeks on up...8 months old and it should be hunting with the big dogs and sticking pretty good...late bloomers begets more late bloomers...then what if at 3 years it didn't turn out...three years wasted and said dog took up some valuable space...and ate lots of dog food...early starters produce early starters...
I cut loose a nice looking larger type mtn cur pup at 10 months who was out of some good dogs...cut him because he didn't meet my expectations at that age...He bayed good and was smart but...Jesse Paul took him and tried him for several months and cut him loose as well...
once I like a pup he or she gets a name and some preferred treatment...
