How do u break up a dog fight between two dogs unwilling to let go?

Question

ANY SUGGESTIONS?we have two female dogs(both inside dogs& and Spoiled rotten thats probably the problem), one is fixed and the other one has a medical issue and because of that we can not get her fixed. One is a wiener dog and one is a jack russel terrier. Either one will start the fight. Both will latch on to ears or legs and we can not get them to let go, even though both dogs will be crying in pain niether will let go.we have tried what we have heard of as the wheel barrel method, where u grab there legs and it makes them lose their footing and let go. BUT it does NOT work. We have tried everything from beating(desperate meas.) them to putting them in the bathtub and running water over them to trying to put sticks in there mouth to pry it open or even choking them until they are coffing. BUT STILL they dont let go until they tired 10-15 mins into the fight. Im not worried about getting hurt or bitten, im more affaid that one of the dogs will be injured so bad that it will perminate

Belive it or not the dauchsund is the one starting the fights and the Jack russel is the one that ends up getting hurt because she trys to get away rather then fight back.

WE ARE NOT ALLOWING THIS TO GO ON. most of the time they get along together just fine, u will even find them curled up together, but at random atleast once ever month and half or 2 months they start fighting, for little reasons like they both start barking out the window at someone walking up the road, and just break into a fight

NO NEED TO GET RID OF ONE, The dauchsund is my sisters dog and she and her family are living with us while she is having a house built. So the dauchsund is only temp. living with us until she can move into her house. But it looks like she will be here for a few more months.

Answer 1

Take some water and put it in your hand (cup your hand, just a little will do) and hold it on the agressor's nose. When he get's it up his nose and can't breathe, he will let go. Don't be scared. It will work I promise you.

Answer 2

Sounds like they are in serious competition for alpha there. I remember seeing a show on Animal Planet a few years ago about a woman who had 2 dogs and exactly the same kind of problem. The behavior specialist that evaluated their pups and home said that the dominant female was not being given that appropriate roll by the humans in the home. When a dog officially is dominant, sometimes it is necessary for the humans in the home to also respect this status. The dominant get their food first. They get petting and attention first, they get what a dominant dog gets, first crack at everything and that includes the human attention in the home. Because the humans in the home were not doing this, the non-dominant dog was continually challenging the dominant one due to the signs the humans were giving.

The behavior specialist who evaluated this family made the suggestions of giving the dominant female her just place and treating her as such. Once the family also acknowledged the dominant female and addressed the proper alpha status by feeding and attention for her first, she calmed down incredibly.

So I don't know for sure that this will work, but sounds similar and is worth a try if you have the time. I think it took a couple of weeks before they saw really good results too... these things always take time and patience.

Answer 3

I go through this all the time. I have two Jack Russells. My dad has two also. My dads who is a male, and mine is a male have a real problem with eachother. We have had similar situations. We have had six people trying to pry them off. So what I do now is, I have a small riding crop. I NEVER hit the dogs with it, just hit it on the ground, and they HATE the sound. You should see all the dogs scatter. They are probably doing it for attention. I have one female and one male cause two males will fight real bad. Also, try a squirt gun. Sometimes they will stop, and sometimes they won't. But the riding crop thing works well. I know what you are going through. It is really scary and difficult. You don't know how many times I have had to rush a dog to the vet for getting in a fight. Once you get them apart seperate them into different rooms for awhile. Now the dogs do fine. I just keep the riding crop close. Good Luck!!!

Answer 4

the way you break up the dog fight is get something that will get them away from one another. like some food a pretty dog or something.Avoid hitting the dogs or getting your hands anywhere near their mouths. Hitting could make the situation worse and could cause the attack to be redirected toward you.
Enlist another person and separate the dogs by grabbing their hind legs and walking them backward (like wheelbarrows). Secure the dogs away from each other before releasing them.
Spray the aggressor with a water hose or, if necessary, a fire extinguisher. If this doesn't make a difference, aim for the nostrils.
Hold a broom between dogs to separate them.
Use a noise-making device such as an air horn to drive them apart.

Answer 5

As the owner of two 100lbs. male pitbulls, I can tell you exaclty what I think the "dog whisperer" would say. Now I'm about to contradict a couple of other posts so don't get your panties in a bunch. This is just my experience period. First never reward the dogs for fighting ie. giving them food, treats, toys etc. this only will encourage the behavior. My dogs do not fight, nor are they person nor dog aggressive, why? simple, I do not cater to who they think should be dominant, ie. previous post (very dangerous idea) I AM DOMINANT, they listen to me. These are dogs not people, I do not beat my dogs nor do I appease bad behavior. Place your dogs next to each other when one or the other shows any sign of aggression match it with a loud NO. Remain calm and in charge, they will listen, you are the master not them! Everybody should realise these are animals, love them, yes, but respect the animal nature. Also be sure to exercise them, small dogs often require more exercise than large ones. Please don't feel you have to get rid of them. Establish dominance and most K9 problems will be alleviated.

Answer 6

Okay I would suggest,a few Things first make sure you have at lesst another person helping you. Try squirting them with the hose (they will hopefully be frightened and let go) thus giving you teh chance to separate them. You could if they like food put two bowls of their favourite food down hopefully they would like the food more than biting each other. Or you could just keep them separate at all time so not causing a fight. I hope that helps

Answer 7

I feel for you situation, My husband and I use to have two big dogs that would fight all the time so we would have pull them them apart with our bear hands and sometimes we got hurt in the process. All I can is be careful because I finally had to get ride of my dogs because they attacked another dog. So do the right thing and get them some training class before it's to late.

Answer 8

Using A Blanket

A blanket can be thrown over the heads of both dogs to confuse them. This may stop the fight and allow time for one or both dogs to be removed.
Distracting The Dogs

Throwing a noisy object at the dogs, or making a loud sound near their heads to startle them may gain sufficient time to stop the fight. A succession of commands such as "No" or "Stop" should be given at the same time.
Water

Water can be poured over both dogs, or squirted into their faces if a bucket or hose is readily available.


hope that helps.

Answer 9

Well its prolly the jack russell thats the main prob, they r not dog social on the whole. Terriers can be aggressive. Anyways the question in hand, just throw a bucket of water over them, i promise u they will stop immediately.

Answer 10

we had the same problem with 2 large females that tried to kill each other twice. They would not stop and yes we had to beat them apart I know that sounds cruel but they were both 80 lbs plus. It sent both dogs and my husband to the ER that night. We had to make a hard decision and that was to find a new home for one of them. Even though we loved them both it wasn't fair to them or us to have to live in fear of one of them getting a hold of the other.

Answer 11

My heart really goes out to you. I've had dobermans get into a fight numerous times and a dog fight is really scary and gets ones blood pressure to go UP.!!! I was fortunate that they never really locked onto each other so all I had to do is really do a lot of screaming and yelling to the top of my lungs.Besides my comment I really don't know what to tell you. I just hope and pray that neither one of them gets seriously hurt.