Without a doubt, I'm very fortunate. Like Destry, 60%, or maybe a bit more, have 40 years or less but prefer single tube smoke poles. Here's our oldest, Owen, praticing mounting a 9mm Flobert at boat-tails that were flying over this a.m. after more than 9 inches of snow last eve.
I will have the pleasure of training 2 little Jägers and I have found it is somewhat akin to training a bird dog. You don't want to hunt with a dog that will not honour another dog's point even if there isn't anything there. You don't want a dog in the blind that won't honour well and either won't get out of the blind to retrieve or continually keeps getting out of the blind to retrieve the decoys. It is an investment of time that will have huge payoffs. It's about establishing the bounds and allowing a little deviation within said bounds. When it's a pleaure to hunt with a youngster, the overall experience is pretty much unequaled for all involved, including the hounds.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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