they are all early starters and rightly or wrongly if they wernt working by 12 mnths we got rid,yes they often made it with others but thats just how it was,he started at 7mnths,used to come off them at first bafter a pasting but i never minded as he learnt respect and his trade,everyone dous things different,im not one for leaving untill 18mnths then watching them do everything at 100mph then have a big shock coming to them,same as running dogs,i start them at 11 12 mnths ish,its just how i work.i was doing the terriers for a big hunt at the time and had work coming out my ears so they either