Something I've thought a lot about... I have a hard time accepting getting burned... a vest doesn't remedy this affliction.... Natural selection dictates my future dogs.... if they can't do it without a vest... I don't want them.
I love my dogs enough to try and breed/work towards a dog that is not un-necessarily self sacrificing... i.e. a dog that's got a good sense of self preservation... yet still maintains a high level of prey drive.... stopping/baying power..... maybe some day I'll actually achieve it

.... but this is just an opinion....