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Hello All,

May you all having a lovely seasonal holiday!

I didn't realized that dog fight could be serious until I saw one last night. I believe it was not the worst that I have seen and now I believe dogs can fight until death. Excuse me.

Now, I am start to worry about my safety and my dog's. If in an event of being involve a dog fight, what can I do to separate dogs harmlessly and efficiency?
I have read some advises on others which suggest to use, blanket, basket of water, and separation by 2 persons to pull dogs tail/ back legs.
However, is there any other method or product that I can use to protect myself and my dog?
 
One evening this summer just past, it was still light when I heard what I thought was badgers fighting, as this went on for some minutes I looked out my dining room window and the noise was coming from the road. I thought well those badgers are going to get run over so I shouted out"badgers stop fighting" I was hoping the sound of my voice would make them break up and run away. A young man ran up my drive and said please help my dog is fighting a badger in the road, I ran out and grabbed a staff outside the back door and ran into the road. The dog a lurcher had the badger by the muzzle and the badger couldnt fight back, I grabbed the dog by the collar, it was a thick Greyhound collar the type which couldnt twist round to choke the dog so I put the staff into the dogs mouth and forced its mouth open, I pulled the dog back the minute it let go of the badger. The poor badger gave a sigh and died,suffocated I suppose.

So in answer to your question if 2 people did the same thing they could separate dogs, you would have to know what you were doing so as not to get bitten, I had seconds to react and was very aware I didnt want to get bitten. Some people also favour lifting the dogs hind legs as in a wheel-barrow action but again you would have to know what you were doing so as not to get bitten and 2 people to carry it out.
 
Dobiegirl said:
One evening this summer just past, it was still light when I heard what I thought was badgers fighting, as this went on for some minutes I looked out my dining room window and the noise was coming from the road. I thought well those badgers are going to get run over so I shouted out"badgers stop fighting" I was hoping the sound of my voice would make them break up and run away. A young man ran up my drive and said please help my dog is fighting a badger in the road, I ran out and grabbed a staff outside the back door and ran into the road. The dog a lurcher had the badger by the muzzle and the badger couldnt fight back, I grabbed the dog by the collar, it was a thick Greyhound collar the type which couldnt twist round to choke the dog so I put the staff into the dogs mouth and forced its mouth open, I pulled the dog back the minute it let go of the badger. The poor badger gave a sigh and died,suffocated I suppose.

So in answer to your question if 2 people did the same thing they could separate dogs, you would have to know what you were doing so as not to get bitten, I had seconds to react and was very aware I didnt want to get bitten. Some people also favour lifting the dogs hind legs as in a wheel-barrow action but again you would have to know what you were doing so as not to get bitten and 2 people to carry it out.
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Thank you very much for your reply, Dobiegirl. What a brave action!
Just want to clarify, did you mean that you pop an "break stick" alike into dog's month to force the jaw open?
 
Yes, I didnt use force just merely pushed it into the side of the dogs mouth until the dog released the badger, if the dog had been wearing a normal collar I would have twisted it to achieve the same result.
 
Why is you dog put in the position to fight. I keep mine away from others as she has been attacked before. I don't let her near other dogs to happen again. If your dog is prone to fighting it would be a good idea to muzzle it for its own and other dog's safety. I walk with a stick which I use to put between any idiots loose dog and mine, friendly or not I am not risking my dogs life as she is old. They get a swift warning with a bang on the ground with the stick they usually turn tail.

Btw the softest part of an animals face is the nose. It's also their most vulnerable.
 
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Kaylum said:
Why is you dog put in the position to fight. I keep mine away from others as she has been attacked before. I don't let her near other dogs to happen again. If your dog is prone to fighting it would be a good idea to muzzle it for its own and other dog's safety. I walk with a stick which I use to put between any idiots loose dog and mine, friendly or not I am not risking my dogs life as she is old. They get a swift warning with a bang on the ground with the stick they usually turn tail.

Btw the softest part of an animals face is the nose. It's also their most vulnerable.
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Appreciate your advises
Of course, prevention is a number 1 solution. and I ain't those people who let a dog on a loosely collar, even with no collar, or off leash. it is no matter how well trained our beloved 4 legs friend, it does not mean others' are. Also from time to time, we meet other's dog shoot out from nowhere and that worry me.I have just saw once Pit bull and Setter involves a fight, and It started to make me worried the safety of walk my dog in the park. Touch wood, if it have to be happen one day, it would be more likely that the victim is us, rather than others.
 
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My boxer and staffy had a fight, the most horrid thing I've ever witnessed, we threw a bucket of water over them it did not work.

I picked staffy up by back let's and hung her upside down - that did not work

She just would not let go of the boxer face and was trying to rip it off, my husband twisted her collar to strangle her it did nothing

He the tried punching the staff on the nose , still she would not let go. All the time I'm histerical screaming at him to get her off our boxer.
He tried opening her mouth with his bare hands

We both ended up bitten. It felt like forever before he got her off, Eventually the only way he got her off was to grab under her neck and crush her wind pipe.

So all the things they say will work well never with her.

Never do I wish to witness that again in my life

Thing is they best mates too it was just a stupid fight which they boxer started but the staffy when it started fighting it went crazy. We never leave them unattended now after that just incase anything happened,
 
The only thing that I've known to work is to take a broom or something similar and push the pair towards a door. Try to get one the other side of the door and shut it. All that assumes you have all the required ingredients (broom, door, etc)!

I did that with two fighting bitches. But only after I'd broken a shovel, a stick, and slipped a disc so badly I had to have an operation and was in hospital for six weeks.

Whatever you do, don't put yourself or any person at risk by grabbing a dog. It really isn't worth it.
 
Daytona said:
My boxer and staffy had a fight, the most horrid thing I've ever witnessed, we threw a bucket of water over them it did not work.

I picked staffy up by back let's and hung her upside down - that did not work

She just would not let go of the boxer face and was trying to rip it off, my husband twisted her collar to strangle her it did nothing

He the tried punching the staff on the nose , still she would not let go. All the time I'm histerical screaming at him to get her off our boxer.
He tried opening her mouth with his bare hands

We both ended up bitten. It felt like forever before he got her off, Eventually the only way he got her off was to grab under her neck and crush her wind pipe.

So all the things they say will work well never with her.

Never do I wish to witness that again in my life

Thing is they best mates too it was just a stupid fight which they boxer started but the staffy when it started fighting it went crazy. We never leave them unattended now after that just incase anything happened,
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Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I feel so sorry for you from my whole heart. It must be a very tough situation.

I would like to ask, when you talking about the wind pipe method, would you suggest to use a stick to crush rather than bare hands?
 
I've seen 2 "proper" fights. One I threw water over them and as only 1 of the dogs actually wanted to fight it worked. The second one I had to get my OH to crush the dogs windpipe with his hands the same as Daytona. This was a staffy too and it was the only way we could get him off. OH's patterdale had started a fight with my staffy and he had reacted back. He had the patterdale round the neck and was basically cutting of his air supply.
 
I don't think you should worry too much about this. Dog fights don't happen that often and when they do they are not usually very very serious.

If both dogs are on leads then both handlers should gently pull the dogs appart (any tugging on the leads may make the aggression worse).

If one or both of the dogs are loose the easiest (and safest for you)is to somehow block the line of sight of the dogs. You can use a bag, a coat, a piece of cardboard or anything else handy to stop eye contact, and this works in many cases as well as it being safe for you (anytime you make contact with a dog in a fight you have a high chance of getting bitten yourself either by accident or because the dog has forgotten himself).

Lindsey ("Handbook of Applied Dog Behaviour and Training") suggests using a bucket of water or even better water from a hose to stop a fight. Indoors a wet blanket or a water spray bottle may work. Alternatively compressed air (at the belly or rear end of the fighting dog) may stop the fight. Once a dog has latched on he suggests trying squirting club soda or foam shaving cream or amonia inhalers into the dog's mouth to get him to let go. A waist noose may also be used to pull the dogs apart with greater safety for the handler.

However, all these are complicated techniques which should best be left to the professionals so be very very careful what you do in the unlikely event of a serious dog fight because the greatest risk is that you will get seriously bitten.
 
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