Message #540934

[Cajun]

  Slim, Please don't take offense but don't rush that pup. For 5 months old, sounds like he is doing great but I would not rush it. Most dogs start ranging out as they mature. If he is out of long range parents he will probably be the same. If he is out of short range parents, he may never make a long range dog. If a pup is bred right, he will be out there hunting something. He might not know what to hunt but his instinct is telling him to hunt something. It is up to you to put him on the right track. I have seen many pups ruined by rushing them. JMO