I wanted to get some good blooded young dogs that were not as rough as my line is, i tried alot of dogs in the last year and a half, i no what a hog dog is and it dont take long to spot one, if its suppose to be finished, it should show it right off, that all goes along with being a finished dog, if its not versatile its not finished. If its just started it should do whatever the owner says it will do which should not take long to see either. If its use to the owner hunt with him and have him show you what he does... just common sence folks, if he dont do it for the owner he wont do it for you either no matter how long you try him. asking the right questions can save alot of time when looking for a new prospect, example... how long you had him? why you selling him? how many more you got for sale? when your buying a dog have big ears and a little mouth, 80% of the dogs i inquired about i didnt even look at. If you dont no what your looking for or what you want then you WILL get screwed... some real slick dog traders will screw even the most experienced hunters. The bottom line is, if a dog is for sale he is not doing something right for the owner,find out what it is thats making him get rid of it, decide if you can live with it, go hunting with the guy and see how the dog does compared to how he is suppose to do, if the owner makes excuses for the dog(dam he never did that before must be because your a stranger) it HAS happened before he just hoped he wouldnt do it in front of you, turn and run the other way!!! A dog is for sale for a reason, i gave up on finding a solid finished dog, the ones i kept were a year old or less and they had what i was looking for right off the bat. I had several dogs on trial that got killed, lost, or stolen and i lost several thousand dollars. Im just trying to help someone from getting screwed, NO WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR and it wont take long to spot it when you find it. If a guy says its a young started dog that will bay, you can see that very quick why would it take a month to find if he will bay? dont waste someones time if its not what you want, having him a month is not going to make him do what your hoping for if he didnt do it on the first or second time. You take for a him a month, you like how he looks and handles, he is suppose to be a strike dog and he is a help dog,you hunt him a month and keep hoping he will find you a hog but he just dont, your all disappointed and have to take him back, he did not have it from day one... it dont take all that time hoping he will miraculously change and do for you what he wouldnt for the guy that owned him...now you have to do it all over again... ITS LIKE RENTING A NEW DOG FROM MONTH TO MONTH!! That could easily be avoided by knowing what you want and knowing how to spot it. I have been raising, hunting, and dealing with dogs for nearly 20 years... dont be fooled, just because i primarily raise my own dogs dont mean i dont no anything about trials or outside dogs
