Snagged vests

While researching the different materials used I came across the same report and saw the claim about getting the material wet degraded it's integrity which caused me to dig deeper into this calim and found that since the sample which the tested then that Kevlar has been revised a nmber of times:
Kevlar 29 1970's
Kevlar 129 1988
Kevlar Correctional 1995

They also revised the material due to testing something along these lines:
.00 1972
.01 1975 Wet testing lead to revisement in 1978
.02 1985 Revised due to angle shots
.03 1987 Revised again for labeling issues
And they are still testing and moving forward with their product testign till this day.

Here is a Copy & Paste from that exact article posted:

Its Kevlar [registered trademark] brand fiber,
first developed in 1965, was the first material
identified for use in the modern generation of
concealable body armor. Kevlar [registered
trademark] is a manmade organic fiber, with a
combination of properties allowing for high
strength with low weight, high chemical
resistance, and high cut resistance. Kevlar
[registered trademark] is also flame resistant;
does not melt, soften, or flow; and the fiber is
unaffected by immersion in water (see the wet
testing discussion in chapter 5).

I also found that the most degrading factor with Kevlar is going to be UV damage so as long as you ain't hanging it out on the barnside in between uses it should hold it's integrity quite well.As far as the research I have done on materials used in vests this is the materials I want on my dogs. Once again just my observations and .02 on the matter!