Honest question: wouldn't you develop better dogs if you took those protective jackets off of them?

In other words, the dogs with naturally good technique/instincts would survive ... because they'd position themselves correctly naturally ... while the dogs with lousy instincts (who grab the wrong spots, have no defense, etc.) would get culled by the hogs.

To me, it doesn't seem to be as much of a "sport" if the dogs have armor ...

Jack