what is a good way to break up my dogs when they get into a fight?

Answer 1

It's OBVIOUS that NONE of you "civilians" have never SEEN a real dog-fight,let alone had to break one up!!

Wade in KICKING!!!!

Use a BIG stick!! Hit *HARD*!!

Grab TAILS & THROW them apart if they're SLASHING!
Grab THROATS & CHOKE em til they GAG if locked on-you''ll CAUSE more damage by pulling them apart!

String em up til they pass out if you have a lead handy.

I've even threw one on the ground & put both KNEES on
her ribcage til she gasped to make her turn loose.Was NOT sliding my hands in under *her* jaws.

Do NOT think you're safe once you've broken them apart. They go right back at it! Will jump up & grab again if you're holding one.

***SEPERATE EM****!!!
**CORRECT*** the CRAP out of BOTH! They are NOT allowed to settle their own disputes -that's MY job.

Answer 2

I have a Female Husky. She got into a fight with another female huskey 2 days after I read this artical, thank god I had read it, it really helped me:

The safest way to break up a dogfight requires 2 people. Each person grabs the back feet of one of the dogs. The dog back feet are then picked up like a wheelbarrow. With the legs up, both dogs are then pulled apart.

Once the dog fight is brokeb up and the dogs pulled apart it is critical that the people do not release the dogs or the dog fight will begin again. The two people need to start turning in a circle, or slowly swinging the dogs in a circle while they back away from the other dog. This stops the dog from curling and coming back and biting the person holding their legs.

By circling the dog has to sidestep with its front feet or it will fall on its chin. As long as you slowly continue to back and circle, the dog cannot do any damage to you. To insure that the fight will not begin all over again when you release the dogs, one of the dogs needs to be dragged into an enclosure (i.e. a kennel, the garage, another room) before the dog is released. If you do not do this, the dogs will often charge back and start fighting again or if you release the dog to quickly the dog will turn and attack the person who had his feet.

Dog fights are a very dangerous thing to try and break up alone. You should never rush in and try and grab the dogs to pull them apart. They are in high "fight drive" and are not thinking clearly when fighting. If someone grabs them they will bite without even thinking about who or what they are biting. This is how your loving pet can dog bite the living crap out of you in about a second and a half.

In reality it probably doesn't even know it's biting you. I compare it to a bar fight. If a person comes up behind 2 guys fighting and just reaches out and grabs the shoulder of one of the combatants most of the time the fighter is going to turn and throw a punch without even looking at who or what he is hitting. This is because his adrenaline in pumping and he is in "fight drive".

The worst case scenario is that you are alone when a serious fight breaks out. There are a couple things that you must keep in mind:

Keep your cool you have a job to do.

Do not waste time screaming at the dogs. It hardly ever works.

Your goal is still the same; you must break up the fight without getting hurt.

Go get a leash (allow the fight to continue while you do this).

Dogs are almost always locked onto one another. Walk up and loop the leash around the back loin of the dog by either threading the leash through the handle or use the clip. I prefer the thread method.

Now slowly back away and drag the dog to a fence or to an object that you can tie the leash to. By doing this, you effectively create an anchor for one of the dogs.

Then walk around and grab the back legs of the second dog and drag it away from the dog that is tied up. Remember to turn and circle as they release.

Drag the dog into a dog pen or another room before you release the back legs.

Go back and take the dog off the fence and put him or her into a dog kennel.


*Well I hope this helps you. I do not reccomend hitting the dog/dogs or giving the dog a treat to distract them. Treats only reward the bad behaviour.

*EDIT: Another point is, grabbing dogs by their back legs is not getting in the middle of a fight.

Answer 3

If you have any problems ask this guy....the dog whisperer. It isnt magic but he uses psychology in a way to teach the dog what is right and what is wrong. He has a show on National Geographis called The Dog Whisperer and he helps everybody's dogs from normal people to celebrities! He also helps any kind of dog. He's on this channel usually on Mondays. He is the coolest!!!

Answer 4

i just grab the instigator, pull her off, and kinda throw her to the side... aggressive enough to make a strong point, but not so aggressive as to hurt them.. the dogs will generally immediately stop trying to fight and just roll over for me or slink away... i've never had one of them try to bite me...
of course it might help that i'm 4 times the size of the biggest dog i have, and i always handle myself and the dogs in a way that leaves them with no doubt whatsoever that i am the pack leader.. you might not want to try this if you are small or the dogs are big..
the dogs could have significant injuries by the time you go get and turn on a water hose...

Answer 5

two things, pick up their hinds. or smack them right on the tip of their nose with the water hose. this is what our dog trainer told us to do when I first adopted my English Mastiff, I already head a Rott, so the Rott became super jealous of the mastiff, and they got into some pretty bad dogs fight. but you must get professional help get a dog trainer, you don't want your dogs keep getting into fights all the time.

Answer 6

A spray can of Citronella. It doesn't burn or sting, dog's just hate the smell. Pet stores sell it, and look in the camping section of Walmart.
Put a few drops of Ammonia into a squirt bottle. Put the squirt bottle on "spray" not "mist". That works sometimes.
Outside fights can be broken up with the hose.

Answer 7

Pour lots of water on them. Dont get in the middle. In the heat of a fight they may just bite without knowing who they are biting. Someone mentioned grabbing their hind legs: My best friend has a scar on her face from doing this. Her dog got into a fight with the neighbors. The neighbor told her to grab the back legs at the same time.. when she went down to get the legs the other dog attcked her and the neighbor tried to intervene and was attacked by his own dog. If th efight isnt a serious one and they are your own dogs then maybe picking them up from the hind legs would work but why take the chance of them turning on you without realizing it. Water doesnt hurt them but it startles them enough to stop.

In reference to bead2much's article: I read it to you forgot to add this part of it:

The bottom line on dog fights is that unless you are trained it is best to never step into the middle of them. In the worst case, let them fight. It may resulted in death or severe injury to one of the dogs, but it's not worth the damage it could cause to you if you make a mistake trying to end the fight.

To all the people who said "Dont get in the middle" Thumbs up for you cuz it looks like the people who are advising yumyumgirl to put herself is the middle of a dog fight are giving us thumbs downs!!!!!

Answer 8

I throw pillows at my dogs when they fight. But it's not like they are fighting for real it is more play. It also works to offer them a treat or open the patio door so they think they are going out side.

Answer 9

First of all, do not get in the middle. My mom has scars on her legs from when she tried to do that when she was younger.

If yelling doesn't work, I recommend turning a (gentle, not heavy flow) hose or some other kind of water container on them--from a safe distance, of course. It won't hurt them, but it will probably distract them enough to make them stop.

Answer 10

distract them. you dont want to get hurt yourself. you could throw a really big blanket on one of the dogs (prefereably the one that seems to be winning) or you could throw some water over them

never go into the fight physically to try and stop them you could get hurt