To be honest my dogs won't even see a rabbit let alone any other critter at 7/8 months S/Handed so it would be foolish to say it will or won't make the standard i ask of my dogs at that age?,i ain't and never have been in any great rush to start dogs away,what's the big hurry anyway? ALL of my dogs have ran and ran strong at 10 years of age or beyond and i still have two albeit long retired at nigh on 14 and 16 years of age respectively,seen many a dog ran young and been finished by 3/4 years of age at the oldest,they just lose the desire & love for the game...when all's said and done you