Do dogs have a terrible 2 stage?

[twist]

007, vert good post. If a young dog is doing good at a young age the more exposure the better they get if they so call burn out they would have never made a dog in the first place. If a dog is good at 1,2,3,or what ever age they are good, they dont lose thier abilities, yes they can have off days but if they arent consistant for the most part they are not a dog I am looking for. jmo Andy

[shoot4fur]

if you guys are right I think I might have me one of theese dogs. she was great as a young pup, and I know she has a hell of a nose on her, she just seems to have no drive any more, and I never know if she is going to show up at all. she just turned two. hope she pulls out of it. I did work her hard as a young dog, and maybe she got burnt out. not sure.

[warrenj]

Thanks fellas was an interesting topic, got some good views on it.