Quote Originally Posted by pig mad View Post
Pigs are a feral pest here and it use to be a job that was downgraded to a hobby due to value of the euro they arent buying from us anymore. Jack no way could i run em round with out the breastplates theyd cut the dogs to peices even a good dog is not going to live if pig gets him against a tree with 5 inch tusks. Maybe if i had a yard of 30 dogs or people werent cjarging so much for working stock theres 9 grand worth of dogs there...

I totally understand what you're saying.

I imagine there would be a lot of lost dogs that way ... and if they cost that much I wouldn't want to risk that kind of investment either

But I also think (strictly from a conceptual standpoint) that a lot of dogs will get away with sloppy technique if they have armor on ... and consequently will get bred ... that really shouldn't be. I am sure, though, that you can "see" which dogs have the best moves out there, regardless of armor, but to me it seems like (while no one wants to watch either their dogs die or their money get wasted) that truly allowing "nature to take its course" would cull-out the mediocre animals, leaving only the very best individuals left, which (when bred together) would ultimately produce better dogs.

Jack