welcome mate it depends on ur dog mate i had a dog called bull he seen his 1st pig at 6months old i got him an by the time he was 7months old he was working off the ute by him self an catching good pigs by himself so it depends on ur dog my other dog i had choppa caught his 1st pig wen he was 12months old as i had no other dogs for him 2 learn from cheers shady bull arabs