I think there are strains in every breed that are early starters you just gotta find it. I have one of Trackman that I bought at 8 and a half months old running and treeing. So I have tried to stay with that line and have a couple off cold sweat that are a year and a half that have benign running ...

I have one off Trackman that I coon hunt and bobcat hunt I don't bear hunt him though I bear hunt the ones I have off cold sweat who is right off Trackman and they have good noses and good tree dogs and they started really early. I like the ones I have

I have one off Trackman but I just coon and bobcat hunt him he does really well on them. I have a couple off Cold Sweat who is off Trackman that I bear hunt and they did really well last year for being 14 months and 7 months big mouths, good tree dogs, and FAST.

I got mine yesterday also