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For a hillbilly ex California, very well said Bryce. Couldn't of said it better. Some dogs don't make it no matter what you do for them. I feel that the longer your in the sport the less dogs that "make it". We all loved our first dog that put a coon up but now that dog may be put to shame by dogs around us. I've also seen people think a dog baying a trainer in roll cage means they will pursuit that game with ease. Not true seen it, I think it was just fight or flight instincts within the dog.

I came to this sport as an adult with no hunting background, just loving dogs especially hounds (my family had a bloodhound when I was little).
My first hound came from the pound, dragged me to the woods, and treed coon. He had a lot of faults and I had no expectations, but I was so thrilled by what he did that I got hooked on the sport.
JMO, but each dog is an individual, and different individual hounds have different strengths and weaknesses. You go out in the woods with it and see what it does, then reinforce the good stuff and try to stop the bad. Given enough trips to the woods, most hounds can do something right, even if they need a complementary pack to make up for their deficiencies.
However, the more you hunt, the more you find that there are faults you can't stand and virtues that you can't do without--which they are depends on the individual hunter, the area you hunt, and may change over time. For instance, I've gotten hard of hearing as I've gotten older, and need a louder hound than I used to. I always liked a loud hound, but now its a necessity.
Chances are good that a well bred pup will be able to do at least something right, but most new hunters are best off with a finished or at least started hound, rather than a pup. Chances are good that a new hunter will make some mistakes, and if you start with a pup it will be harder to fix them.
That said, pups are fun, and you will make some happy memories even if you make some mistakes that keep your pup from meeting its full potential. Try to figure out what you did that taught your hound the wrong lesson, and you'll get better at training pups, and always remember that a finished dog can teach your pup more than you can, especially early on. That finished dog will teach the pup its faults as well as its wisdom, though, so be careful what older dogs you turn your hound out with.
And there are a few pups that are hopeless hunters. I knew one hound that never learned to use its nose at all. It was a sweet-tempered dog and eventually made a nice pet for a young family. It also could get lost in the woods within sight of home.
By the time you are ready for your next hound, you will know what you are looking for and you sill seek it out. Meanwhile, just get out in the woods and have a good time!

I believe Bryce said it best. To have a top dog both good genetics and good training have to be present, you can have one without the other, and it won't ever amount to much.