Quote Originally Posted by skipper View Post
Yes I have. Not every dog I have starts at 3. I start looking at 18 months. Wont touch them before that. Most of mine are started by 18 months. But if I have to wait, I will. Some of the best dogs I've seen were late starters and well worth the wait. To be honest with you I rather have a dog I waited for, a 1 or 2xer than buried in the ground with no wins or offsprings. If lucky there are more then 1 contract per year and hound. But if not, I really don't care. I want quality before titles. I've seen many dogs with titles pack it in early against non titled dogs. And when I say titles I mean CH at least.
I like the way you plan out your dogs career Skipper. You are right about Qualities before title. And there are a lot of dogmen who are not as patience as you and will ruin their dogs including myself. I'm glad I had this conversation with you about starting young. It made me think of all the good dogs i had who couldve been better, if i had waited until they were fully matured. I guess good things do come to those who waited. Thanks for your words of wisdom Skipper.