Originally Posted by
Berserker
As for the stick between, the vest and dog, the stick was already pretty close to the dog, regardess of the vest.
Mine don't have them. But I know people that do.
yes the stick would have been close, but not getting trapped in the vest it most likely would have been pushed off and NOT into the dogs stomach as it was, as it had NO where to go and the vest GUIDED it like an arrow into it!
I have seen a few dogs get injured lumping into water on high charged run in,s and underwater objects, NOT wearing a vest!
so yes it can still happen when a vest isn't worn
I am also NOT a fan of dogs charging in in huge leaps into water due to this reason
My lab recovered a LOT of ducks and geese(even more upland game birds) and was trained to NOT go full bore into waters
that stuff is great for TV and controlled testing and the likes, but again IMO< its a dangerous thing for a real working dog to be doing!
MY 2 cents