Dog Training

Slim, Most of the bear dog pups I get in can be from Dec. through April when bears are hibernating. I have had dogs from as far away as Maine & Utah. Even in bear season I get some 6 or 7 month pups in that are to young to go on bear but they want them started running a track. That way when they do have a bear track, they can just cut the pup in with the old dogs & away he goes.
Some of the hog dog pups I get in are the same scenario. Turkey or deer season & the people cannot hunt & they want that young dog started. It really puts a dog ahead & you can tell a lot after a few trips to the pen which dogs have the hunt, which ones can trail, & which ones stay at your side. lol If a dog has it in them, they will hunt. They might not know what they are hunting yet but it is bred in them.
A lot of people just do not have the time to fully train a dog & this helps them a lot on getting a young dog started.