EAST TEXAS HOG DOGGERS FORUM

Have 2 males pit/ridge, and cat that I use for rcds, I run them two and that's it. my home made breast plates are ripped to shreds, Was wondering about the devastator vest using it year round, or buying an aussie style breast plate. Thanks for yalls help. My cat jus got wrecked from not using anything,so i won't be running them till I get protection for them both. .Pete

Just guessing by your name your from florida I would go with the ausie style because of the heat.  Me I have a hardcore vest a vest from show-n-go and a devistator from ugly dog that I run all light and decent protection.

Yea I do live Fla, in the summer @ nite its in the 90s with the humidity. I'm leanin towards a breast plate

I would look at where your dog was cut this last go around and make sure the breast plate will offer the protection that your dog needs.

I live and hunt on the gulf coast and reckon we get about as hot and humid as anywhere.  I either run the Devastator vest, or just a cut collar depending more on the humidity level than the heat.

Haven't tried a breast plate...

My dogs are young turning 2 and 3 ... I've hunted them about 20 times(giveortake) so far and they didn't get cut with the home made breast plate , I'm jus gettin tired of sewing them up after every hunt they r made out that hd tie down straps. I've got the $ now to buy somethin with quality. My cat didn't have anythin on when he got wrecked just a cut collar, he got a deep cut in his shoulder and 2 good cuts on his chest between his legs where its meet his chest.

Personally I don't have a dog tough enough to wear a breastplate but a lot of guys here use these....

Duncans Breastplates

http://www.duncanspigdogcollars.com.au/pig-dog-collars-products.htm

i myself will get some rcds in the future and plan on running the wildboarUSA boar bib, ive ran firehose/leather home made ones that lasted alot of beatings and will prolly run some of them too


Boar bib
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/WildBoarUSA/-strse-107/K.-TEXAS-BOAR-BIB/Detail.bok

Sounds good I'm leanin towards the :'( the boar bib during the summer and breastplate for the winter. Thanks for the help y'all.

I live in Florida, and recently bought, a small Guardian Kevlar vest, and two small boar bibs.  I have a couple other vests also.  In my opinion, the Ugly dog equipment is hard to beat. 

My catch dogs can also be hunted, so they leave the house with the bib on.  I have used the bibs much more than the vests because they can wear it all night, running in the woods or waiting in the box.

All of my dogs will try to catch, and the guy that mentioned looking at where the dogs are getting cut is giving good advice.  Some dogs don't really need anything but a cut collar.  Some will get cut no matter what they are wearing.

Sizing is crucial for the boar bib.  I have a cur that is almost the same chest dimensions as my pits, but she can't wear the bib without tripping.  I put a home made cut collar and chest protector on her.  I prefer the bib for the chin and soft neck area protection.  I am considering trimming the bottom of one of the bibs, and tieing the side straps in a knot to shorten it.  The dog is good, but tries to catch everything, so it would nice to have the chin and neck protection.   

The Jagds and other dogs, wear wide collars and a tracking collar.     

   

Thanks Dan.... My Cat catches a little sloppy, where my pit/ridge will pull away from the hog, thanks for the advice circle C.

I've got both the Duncan collars for my rcd an i am trying a Texas boar bib on a ruff dog. I like the Duncan collars they r not too long past their shoulders an have big leg holes in them they don't restrict them much an i like the boar bib I have for movement I haven't tested my boar bib on a big boar yet thow.

Been running the Duncan for a while now and I have to say that the full breast plate, I guess that's what it's called,( the one with the most coverage) has some design flaws in the way it fits alot of dogs. The shoulders cup out to the side instead of running flush with the skin which leaves this open a little too much. Im going to try some of the other models. I personally would rather see the plate run flush along the side of the shoulder and cup out in the front so the dog can stretch it's front legs out more when running but it is what it is.

I have to say that the seat belt webbing is tough as nails. I haven't seen antthing that resists cuts and pokes quite like it does. But it is heavier than Kevlar. I would like to try a shorty ugly dog sometime in the future as well. Actually ran an ugly dog strike vest on my Dogo for awhile before I got the Duncan a d liked it alot also so I'm sure one of the cd shorty vests they make wouldn't disappoint. I do not think there is much out there that will top the seatbelt for cut/puncture resistance though, but like I said, you sacrifice a little weight.