Thread: Phillip

Originally Posted by R93

That dog aside, a decent deer dog is only coming into its prime on deer around that age especially in the HP breeds, provided it is still active and ailment free.
My old mate did his best work between 9-13. He started to go deaf so he growled as he got close to animals later on. I only took him of deer for that reason.
That dog looked a bit older and fat to me. May just be the photo.

some good words here, but i'd be more inclined to say they start really earning there tux at around the 3-5 year mark if hunted regular as they age they tend to slow right up or hunt smarter if it's a running dog, the best years can be later in a dogs life, in Europe most are burnt out by 8-9.