4 TO 6 MONTHS TAKE IT TO WATCH THE SKIN GO ROUND AND TO GET USED TO THE SOUNDS AND SURROUNDINGS IF INTERESTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS A STRAIGHT HAND SLIP OF ABOUT 20 METRES IF POSSIBLE LET HIM RAG THE HARE OR HAVE A DUMMY ONE TO GIVE HIM THEN LET HIM MATURE COS YOU KNOW HE CHASES HALF THE WORK IS DONE