A trial at 18 months of age,priceless.Why would a 18 month old dog not be working ,ferreting and mooching ,?At 18 months of age id expect a sapling to mark,hunt,jump and retrieve with aplomb,plus muller a few rodents,at 18 months of age id also know the sapling is far from the finished article and a long way short of a trial,if anybody asked me to sell a sapling with a trial at such a young age id know they were not suitable for the dog.listen Morton you Cretan am sick off you're arogance am talkin a bout a trial tailored to a 18 month old pup so you don't end up with a dog that gives up on ra