Cut vests / plates

jsh I agree with you. I think size and terrain are what make the plates feasible for the Aussie style dogs. It is absolutely different in the mangled briars, for any size dog. It isn’t always an option to get around to the side of the hog and out of the way or in a position where they can get leverage to control the head best. I like the three leg flaps for that armpit scenario you mentioned. I also use the same vest as you. It’s the vest I had altered to what I wanted. I chose to taper it back further underneath to try and prevent that area more. My thinking is that most of the blows are going to be taken in the lower portion of the body. The hog is going to be trying to get under the dog because that’s what gives them leverage. They are going to swing or hook upwards or side to side. For that reason the dogs don’t take AS much punishment up higher.

Rednose I use to run a two piece (cut collar/vest) as well. After I lost a real nice little catch dog because he took a perfect shot between the two, I quit. I also think it’s too much. I run my garmin under the vest instead outside of it. Having the cut collar built onto the vest makes that much easier and eliminates the chance of that lucky seem shot. I have watched my dogs flex in the two piece rig and TO ME, the one pice set up just allows more flexibility. As said though, no right or wrong just personal preference.

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