Best way to protect a dog

[Emory G]

Ive just started getting into this good now and I was wanting some input. Obviously you would use collars and vests on catch dogs. I've got a really leggy and catchy cat/pit is good winded still young but gonna be REALLY tall. Just wondering if I should put a full vest or what? Very very gritty also. Just trying to ensure my dogs safety.

[SwampHunter]

Just trying to ensure my dogs safety.

not trying to be rude but there is no sure way to do that , no vest is perfect or not gonna get cut through , a vest can save him or kill him , could get in water an weigh him down or it could save him from getting cut , if you gonna use him as strike dog get a short vest an hope for the best , in the summer becarful of the heat  good luck

[BigCutters4]

I know exactly what ya saying I was in the same boat w a yella dog I had he use to get shredded I almost lost him once put 3 staple guns in him one day he lived I then baught a vest and collar it keep him alive for about 4 yrs or so then one day a big boar put one tooth between the cut collar and vest and he blead out so the moral is even wearing protection he can still get cut but I think a vest and callor w deff buy a few extra.years just my opinion

Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk

[adamp]

A short vest or bib would probably serve him best imo. However, it will be up to the dog. He may not run well in vest or he may become so rough and rangy that running him on the ground will get him killed with or with out one. You need to learn how he fights a hog, how he hunts and what he likes and go from there.imo....I was in the same boat with a yella dog I recently sold to a buddy. Damn good but no matter what I ran him with he was going to get cut simply because he hunted out a half mile not on track and my hound crosses aren't suicidal. My buddy however runs two packs one of just cur pit crosses. They all just catch which would end up being a giant clusterf**** if he didn't know that they hunt together and catch together. Let your dog tell you what he needs and even then you very well may loose him.

[buddylee]

The Australians make really nice running vests.

[Emory G]

Thanks for your input guys and I know what all of y'all mean that there isn't a perfect way to keep him and. Adamp I see how that helps. Thanks I just wanted some more experienced opinion

[dub]

It depends on the dog. Only you can make the call about what is best. There is no keeping anything safe. Nothing protects them from cars. A vest does not stop them from being caughtween a hog and a tree. Speed and agility keep a bay dog safer than anything. I just don't like the word safe. There just is no such thing. Look at football players in the same position and you will find they wear different types of pads and helmets. But there are still injuries. So make the best decision you can and don't worry.