when does

[snoopdog 1,256]

i know different breeds take longer to mature ect ect ....but the shit ive heard of folk saying or making excsues because of one thing or another ...saying its still a pup......whats your views

[Guest SJM]

Smaller breeds tend to mature more quickly, but as a general rule, a dog is considered adult and can no longer be classed as a pup by the time it reaches 2 years of age

[snoopdog 1,256]

question a bit hard for you folks ....i think a dog should be doing itself justice at 18 months old ....yes it will get better as the seasons progress but if it isnt doing near enough what you want it to be doing at 18 months old then it wont be doing it at all imho... ........and imo its a young dog at 18months old not a pup ....just my veiw ... bite me head off if you want ......iam ready

[Guest Frank]

I reckon at 6 month old, if your pup can not pick up a droper, its no good. .......

 

 

Snoop...your itching to get that pup out, i know the feeling.

[snoopdog 1,256]

  Frank said:

I reckon at 6 month old, if your pup can not pick up a droper, its no good. .......

 

 

Snoop...your itching to get that pup out, i know the feeling.

everbody has there own conclusions about droppers i have mine the pup has been chewing on live rabbits since it was 3 months old and has what i call half droppers since it was four months old ....and this weekend it will be getting hopfully a proper dropper ....if i think its ready ........the pup will be brought on steady frank ....as always

[bill88 6]

I agree that smaller breeds do mature more quickly (physically) than the larger breeds.When it comes to brains i think Snoop is about right.Obviously a dog will get better at its job as it gets older,but i dont think you could call an 18 month old dog a pup.Having said that,some dogs seem to know the craic right from the start, then again its one thing catching bolters when out ferreting,but not the same as running big things in big places.

[Guest Frank]

  snoopdog said:

  Frank said:

I reckon at 6 month old, if your pup can not pick up a droper, its no good. .......

 

 

Snoop...your itching to get that pup out, i know the feeling.

everbody has there own conclusions about droppers i have mine the pup has been chewing on live rabbits since it was 3 months old and has what i call half droppers since it was four months old ....and this weekend it will be getting hopfully a proper dropper ....if i think its ready ........the pup will be brought on steady frank ....as always

 

Good man.

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

I recon most pups reaches adulthood at around 18 months...... and then becomes a proper 'cur'...when its got a year under each leg

[lurchermad 0]

i reckon if he aint doin it at 18 mths he will never be a class dog...... but may become a decent one..... and theres lots of them around.. just look in the buy and sell, all the lads sellin em tell ya the class acts but they have no room for him!!! pull the other one...

[skycat 6,174]

Some large Saluki types I've seen run never reached their best until their 3rd year: they were doing OK before, but really lit the blue touch paper as they hit 3 years old. Some of these types are also very slow (speed wise) until they are 18 months old and some people have written them off too early: then they get that extra speed as they approach 2 years old.

One of my better dogs wouldn't have caught a cold at 10 months: another year on and he was a really speedy dog, though he always had the stamina from the start.

[snoopdog 1,256]

  skycat said:

Some large Saluki types I've seen run never reached their best until their 3rd year: they were doing OK before, but really lit the blue touch paper as they hit 3 years old. Some of these types are also very slow (speed wise) until they are 18 months old and some people have written them off too early: then they get that extra speed as they approach 2 years old.

One of my better dogs wouldn't have caught a cold at 10 months: another year on and he was a really speedy dog, though he always had the stamina from the start.

like you say sky cat saluki and the bigger dog deerhound ect ect ....take a bit more time ...but wouldnt you say the potencial should be there from the start ????ie. there first season ....they should be showing you somthing around 12 -15 months old .....theres no way i would ever let a dog go on its first season unless it was drastic ....iam lucky with the pup being born at the right time off year so it will be 12 months old in september next year .....but with him being a dog pup i will take it more steady than i would if it was a bitch ....but i would still like to see somthing next season ....

[minion 29]

I think you are right snoop. At 18 months a dog is a young dog, not a pup.

[skycat 6,174]

What I'd be looking for in a slow starting youngster would be interest, keeness and probably a really bloody minded attitude Never mind that it wasn't doing the business properly, but if its looking and hunting and showing real intent that's good enough for me.

[Guest reload]

most dogs are PUPS in my eyes till there at 2 years..........A good dog will show signs of wanting to hunt from a few months old, but being able to carry this out, it needs to be far far older........Do be tempted to early, it way to easy.....

 

I found it hard to hold my pup back at 7 months, self entering on rabbits, I am still trying to hold him back in his first season at 19 months.

[skycat 6,174]

  reload said:

I am still trying to hold him back in his first season at 19 months.

 

 

Really?