Starting Pups

Thanks fellows.. We've been startin pups for many years like this and so far We're pretty happy with these 4 at this point. They just have a long way and many miles to go before they get a crown.. lol

Mike,
For find, track, stop and bay dogs It’s hard for me to pick a age that’s right for all pups to start . Really I don’t like to make those kinds of decisions purely on age. Pups are just like humans; some mature either mentally and / or physically faster or slower than others for any number of reasons.. I want them both physically and mentally mature enough or close to run with the finished dogs before we hunt them with the big dogs. These pups at 6 and 7 months old aren’t there yet.. We are just wanting to expose them to something they can handle at this point, asses them and look for potential at this point. We’ll see it when one is ready and start them, one at a time at that point. This is one of the first real culling points for us along the way, these 4 passed so far.

The best general answer I could give you is... about a year or so to start em wtih the finished dogs..