Snagged vests

Julie, Like Cody said it is personal preference. I have tested and observed many materials over the years, and I have my likes and dislikes. The reasoning behind my choice of materials on certain collars is Flexibilty in most cases equals mobility. If you take away the mobilty, then you take away alot of the animals natural defensive and that is to be able to move in a natural manner. By the time we put cut collars, tracking collars and sometime E-collars on our dogs we have their necks loaded down. I want to watch the dog move and see if they retain their natural movement or if they have become even slightly hindered in mobility. A Bay Dog, will rush forward and retreat when baying and requires alot of agilty. A catchdog needs to be able to make his target without being hinderd in the process, then needs protection from sharp objects with force behind it.

Before I turn anything loose it is going to have tried on different types and sizes and see what fits the individual dog, to make him mobile and agile, anything they have on will be more protection then they had before, but I will use the most protection that does not hinder there natural movement. So there are some dogs that have very little and some that wear alot.

As far as Sadie being one to gett nicked in rear end, that is because she catching a little heat on her way to get out of the way, My dogs that arethis way usually wear the lightest collar, because I want them to continue to use their speed and agility to avoid frontal contact with a hog, when the hog turns away they will usually spin and be right back on them again, because they are usualy got their head slighty turne and watching over their should to know when to turn back into it, Because they can bend their necks