At about 6 months, I will let it run with my "finished dogs".To fit in it will have to learn to decoy yotes, blood trail whatever, den yotes, and fight or bay badgers, and sight chase anything I send it on. If it wants to work cows that is a bonus. I don't expect much out of little pups,I just turn them out alot, and find out where they are strong. I have scent dogs, sight dogs, kill dogs,and cow dogs. Each dog needs to find its place in the pack,and I don't fight "instinct". I use the traits that a dog is born with, and that is the "job "they have in the pack.
I would say right now this will be a scent dog,with lots of "teeth". Time will tell.