How long do you give them?

[sfboarbuster]

How long does everyone on here give a dog before you cull them?
Like if a puppy you raised isn't doing it by how old, how much time do you give them to "click" before they are out of your pack?

[hogaholicswife]

6 months - must show intrest even if it is only for 5 minutes or so, if not they get 6-10 more tries before they are out
8 to 12 months - must be running with finnished dogs and helping bay/catch
15 months - must be finding and baying/catching their own or they are out the door

We recently sent a 10 month old gorgeous male down  the road due to no interest, the man that had  him before said he was baying/catching everything in sight....our 6 month old put it on a good boar hog while he walked around the yard smelling the daisies.

We have gotten rid of some good dogs but right behind them were some even better ones.

[Kyle0329]

depends on how many dogs you are running i like to run two dogs one old dog and a pup get the pup going with the old dog step for step then feed the pup tracks by hisself till he is bout year and half or two if hes is not showing intrest in finding his own hogs by hiself hes a cull alot of good dogs wont hit there prime till 3 or 4 years old

[uglydog]

I think it depends upon the individual and the "mood" I am in! seriously though, I have dogs I will wait on, and others that better show me a little something. Now days, I won't hardly mess with a pup that I don't know some history on the bloodlines, so I have an idea of what to expect and about what age. I got a couple on the yard now that I waited on, and I am very pleased that I did, well worth it. BUT I am fortunate enough to have the luxury to keep quite a few dogs at one time, so I have several dogs that get the job done while awaiting for the others to "catch up". That being the "key" for most folks, that need dogs to be working and not sitting around.

[Mike]

I call any dog under two a puppy... so that's a choice you'll have to make for yourself. I usually don't put one in the woods until it's a year old, sometimes a little sooner depending on the dog's maturity level. I've seen way too many people give up on year old dogs. Most of the better dogs i've seen and from talking to others, were late bloomers. I've also seen to many "one year old wonder dogs" be burned out and washed up at age four or five.

[make-em-squeel]

I have a dog thats a few months over two who has turned into quite a hand on most hunts, he really didnt step up until 22 mo. old. However despite being a cull at 18 mo. he would show alot of potential etc every time i got down on him.

If they show you something here and there be patiant.

[Critter Catcher]

I have a male cat that stayed at my feet in the woods at 14 months, he would bay a pig in a trap or in a pen but wouldn't leave my side in the woods. I gave him some more time in the woods and was about to give him to a friend for a yard dog when he struck his first hog at about 18 months. Now this dog is a machine, like a light switch this dog turned on and he is hunting as soon as his feet hit the ground. It's hard to tell if you are about to give away a good one or a true cull. The thing that gave me hope is he would bay a trapped hog.

[TexasJ]

I call any dog under two a puppy... so that's a choice you'll have to make for yourself. I usually don't put one in the woods until it's a year old, sometimes a little sooner depending on the dog's maturity level. I've seen way too many people give up on year old dogs. Most of the better dogs i've seen and from talking to others, were late bloomers. I've also seen to many "one year old wonder dogs" be burned out and washed up at age four or five.

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[Rockin-P-Ranch]

I call any dog under two a puppy... so that's a choice you'll have to make for yourself. I usually don't put one in the woods until it's a year old, sometimes a little sooner depending on the dog's maturity level. I've seen way too many people give up on year old dogs. Most of the better dogs i've seen and from talking to others, were late bloomers. I've also seen to many "one year old wonder dogs" be burned out and washed up at age four or five.

I have had full litter mates one is a ball of fire from 9 months old and the other may take till it was 2 years old before turning on.I will not breed to one that takes that long to show me anything but they seem to make it a lot longer running hogs. The boys I hunt with say that I spend too much time handling my pups. What I mean is they look to me for everything. But even if they are a little slow getting started they have one hell of a good handle on them. Just like I want them to have.I want to be able to call them off at any time I want to.