Not so sure about the vest giving a gritty dog more confidence
,if hes got it hes got it! I can tell u one thing i didnt like about using vests on my strike dogs,IT SLOWED THEM DOWN CONSIDERABLY,even tried the shorter behind the shoulder vests but too often,epecially in daylight hunts,a hog would break across a field and when the dogs would try to slide under the bottom barbed wire fence the straps would hang and the hog would gain some serious ground,quit using them after that.
very true, thats why i dont vest my strike dogs, they will bay till i send in the catch dogs
