Dog fights are scary events. Whether you see a fight about to start between two toy dogs are between two very large dogs, or some other variation, dog fights are tense and they can lead to serious injuries, both for the dogs involved and for you if you try to intervene. However, there is some information that can help you stop a dog fight and avoid getting hurt.
First of all, if you see a dog fight or you see two dogs who seem like they are about to fight, the most important thing to remember is to stay calm. The very worst thing you can do is lose your own cool. If the dogs have not started fighting yet it's possible that they won't fight. Many times dogs will growl and even circle each other to make their point. They may not really want to fight at all. If you rush in screaming at them not to fight you'll probably provoke them to fight. You could be the catalyst that causes the fight to begin. So, stay calm.
Secondly, you should never reach in to grab a dog's collar if there is a dog fight. Do not put yourself physically between two fighting dogs! Your dog may love you very much but if there's a fight going on your dog doesn't have time to distinguish you from another dog. Your dog is in fight-mode. Any dog may be snapping and biting at this time. If you reach in or put your body in the way, you will be bitten. Instinct takes over and you are just in the way.
The best way to stop a dog fight is to have two people get the dogs apart. Instead of reaching for the heads of the dogs - where the teeth are - each person should pull the back legs of one of the dogs and pull the dogs away from each other. Hold the dogs up in a wheelbarrow position and wheel them around in a circle so they will be moving away from each other. This way the dogs won't be able to reach each other and they won't be able to reach the person holding them. Keep their front legs on the ground, back legs in the air. Remove each dog to a secure location such as a crate, a kennel run, or a separate room until the dog has calmed down.
If you are alone when a dog fight begins, as often happens, it's a little harder to stop the fight, but you can do it. Get a leash and loop it around the loin of one of the dogs. Then pull this dog away from the fight. Tie this dog securely to something nearby such as a fence or tree (or pull him into a separate room if you are in your home). Then try to do the same thing with the other dog. Hopefully you will have two leashes with you. If you are able to remove the dogs from each other's sight it will usually stop the fighting. However, if the dogs both live in your home you will need to be careful when the dogs encounter each other again. Tempers may flare up again.
Make no mistake: even stopping a fight this way and trying to avoid the teeth of the dogs is still dangerous.
There are those who advocate other methods. Some methods, such as using a cattle prod (assuming you just happen to have one handy) usually make things worse. However, many people swear that throwing a bucket of water on a pair of dogs fighting will make them stop.
If you have two dogs in your home who are repeatedly fighting with each other they are probably trying to establish their pack position relative to each other. This may continue for a long time. They may never come to an understanding. You may have to resign yourself to long-term growls and occasion fights or consider rehoming one of the dogs.
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