There would be a lot more good working lakelands out there if people weren't so quick to get rid of young dog's, you hear all too often that someone has got rid of a young dog or bitch because it showed no interest at the age of twelve months or so. Some of them just need a little longer. My own dog (18months) didn't show much interest until he was about 15 months and I dug to him 3 times since. Next season will tell a lot, I'm just glad I didn't fall into the trap of not giving him enough time.