Stupid people always shouting and screaming and pulling when the dogs are locked on. The pulling when trying to seperate them are causing more harm. The video should be watched by all dog owners.
I adore the NYBC. God bless you for everything you do to rescue these babies! Especially for educating the public. Pitties are so forgiving regardless of their history. They become whatever their environment teaches them to be. There is no dog who doesn’t deserve to be helped.
I feel this we have 5 dogs, one stays in a bedroom. But they have fights every so often over litterally fucking anything it's so exhausting. I live with my grandparents and mom, I can not wait to move out I will never have dogs again I have my cat and shes perfect no fighting
@@kelliewhyte_85 I agree 4 of them are my grandparents the 1 is my moms... I like dogs but there to many issues with this many... I have a cat... in the future when I move out I will only have cats and only like 2 or 3 of them
This method worked like a charm. Just got belt collars in the mail about an hour ago and already had to use this method to stop my dogs from fighting. Thank you!
I have watched several videos on this topic. YOURS has the most sensible advice! And you explained it easily & demonstrated with 2 dogs. Thanks so much!!
Watched your video a couple of weeks ago and knew we would be trying it at some point. Today, we had to use it. It was actually the fastest that we've been able to break up our two bulboxers. No yelling, screaming, hitting. We had them separated less than a minute after it started. We normally do the hind leg pull and end up hitting the dog that won't leg go, and we all feel awful afterwards. I still dread the day that we have to do this solo, but this helped a lot. One dog had a minor cut, which is less than what they normally have.
Yelling and screaming 100% escalates. They don't know what our screaming means, so they think it's kill encouragement. You have to be the wise old wizard with massive biceps that just comes up, grabs them, and calmly scolds them like a disappointed dad.
Finally a simple worded easy fully explained account of what to do! Great video, have had problems with both my staffs but luckily it seems to be dying down now, this is a perfect video and is exactly what to do. When my two first had a fight I did none of this and just went into a blind panic of shouting and swearing and actually all I did was join in the fight so to speak, it didn't help one tiny bit. Now if they fight which luckily is far more rare than has been previously, I simply go over and hold their collars but keep them close together, 90% of what you hear is exactly that, just noise and there is no actual harm going on even though it sounds as loud as hell, I will then hold them close together to avoid ripping or pulling that wouldn't occur without me pulling them apart like this and I just wait and listen to the noise and wait for that moment they let go or there is that gap, then immediately turn with one of the dogs so that my back is turned against the other and I am between her and the other. This seems to work every time but obviously I am not sure whether your dogs would stop with you between them but luckily when doing this mine do, I then separate them whilst I get everything ready and take them out for a huge walk together in which they play ball and all kinds of things. When returning they seem happy as hell and I have no problems for ages. I think another great video you need to search out if you are having issues with your dogs fighting one another are prevention videos and looking into the causes for these fights as sometimes it can be something as simple as a certain ball, toy or food bowl or sleeping area. Change them and you can change the fighting ever happening. Also with female dogs you can learn a lot about what happens during their growing up and as they age etc and about how females differ from males in their aggression toward one another but most importantly, WHY. Anyway great video, one of the better ones on here that's for sure!
Proper socialization and supervised play is key. Once one begins to put more pressure on the other it is important to back the aggressor off. Watching for signs are key. Stiff posture, paused play, white eyes, closed mouth, curled lip, etc. Tail tucked and drawn back ears... the signs are there & ABSOLUTELY NO HUMPING!! I believe in removing the dog putting too much pressure on the other even if it’s momentary. I also do my supervised socials and play “collar-free.” My staff carry stockyard poles with them for this very thing. The slip lead put on as a collar I’m a pinch was a very nice touch! Thanks for that tip!
Excellent!!! I personally carry a breaking stick 24/7 but ive had pitbulls and only pitbulls for 46 years. I haven't had an accidental dog fight between my dogs in 26 years but quickly ended every fight on my own with no help with and without collars or breaking sticks if need be by immediately and calmly putting one in-between a foor, house door, vehicle, kennel etc and holding the other by the neck and patiently waiting until one looses their grip naturaly to re- bite and this is when i seperate them. When one pitbull lets go to re- bite the other dog will usually let go as well to also re- bite / change holds. A breaking stick properly used is the fastest eay to separate the dogs, a lot faster than the choking method. But i agree with you 100% as the way you are teaching people to break up a fight between 2 pitbulls because there aren't many people eho know what a breaking stick is or how to use it and i dont know anyone who carries one in their sock 24/7 like i do. The exercise / walking the dogs after the fight that you recommend is best advice i ever heard on the Internet. That lets me know you understand these dogs. This has been the way i have gotten the most aggressive dogs out there to not only behave but to become best friends. I have had pitbulls for 46 years and only pitbulls so i know how extremely aggressive these dogs can be. I don't allow dogs to fight and i don't allow excuses for accidents. Not from myself or anyone, the dogs must be protected. I have a 100% success rate at getting the most aggressive dogs to become best friends through carefully exercising them together. No "training" no "corrections" they will naturally become best of friends in time but the amount of time, the amount of exercise that i have put into it would be unreasonable to think most people could or would go to such an extreme. Walking (2 handlers needed, strong harnesses only, no collar atteched to leash) allow dog in rear ( safe distance away) to pull as hard as it can to get to the one in front. Get them closer together in time, highly aggressive dogs can take days or weeks to be able to walk side by side depending on the aggression level. In time they have no choice but look forward to seeing each other and despite their aggression to each other at first, without correcting the dogs behavior they will correct their own behavior, they have no choice but to become friends. I have used this technique many times through the years along eith temporarily tieing the dogs up a safe distance from each other to play tug of war. Also running dogs on slat mills face to face. It takes a lot of experience to safely excerise and condition pitbulls and a lot of dedication that most people dont have or are willing to give. I have dedicated my life to these dogs because i have never known an honor greater than the honor of being loved by these dogs. And i know no greater accomplishment than to be able to not only turn the most aggressive dogs around into the very best of friends. I treat these dogs with love, respect and they have become a part of my soul. If anyone could out do the conditioning method and have dogs in better shape than the ones i have worked, i haven't seen them or their dogs in the 46 years i have been exercising dogs. Its one thing to "train" an aggressive dog to "behave", its another to make these dogs truly love each other, that is something you cant "train". You cant force a dog to "love" all you have to show the dog love and these dogs above and beyond any other breed will "love" the same way they will "fight". With ALL their heart and they have the strongest hearts of all. When my life is over and i ealk through the valley of the shadow of death i want the toughest pitbull i ever had to walk with me, a red nose female named "Big Sissy". This dog saved my life.
We introduced a new dog to our home and had to get rid of a good dog we have been watching for months a sweet pit named Brax because out of no where our 6 year old mix breed pit decided instead of play time he would like to attack the new dog who btw is 3 times his size. Of course then it lead to several pack fights and we ended up sending the pit home because although he was innocent in all of it he had the strongest bite and was unintentionally hurt my husband who got his finger broke and bit and of course bit the other dogs. From jumping in like I said not to do. Now we are keeping the 2 who are fighting separated but every chance the get they're into it. I can't wait to apply these methods. Definitely going to subscribe. Thank you.
My beagle and pitdane started fighting for no reason about three days ago, I found this video looking for tips and it does work. This video is very appreciated
funnily enough the most important part to me was the simple mention of multiple dogs. I'm a doggy day care attendant and i was trying to learn the best way to break up a fight , just in case. for the life of me I couldn't find a video or article that mentioned multiple bystander dogs, which I was worried about since The main part of the daycare is a large playroom that unless requested all dogs spend a bunch of time in. now I know to take the other dogs out of the room first. I've followed NYBC on insta for a while now and this just solidified my love! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks sooo much this video has helped so much we just had a dog fight and we didn’t really know the best way to break it up so after we broke it up the best we could I looked up how to break up a dog fight and yours was the first one that popped up so thanks so much help and so much love towards this channel👍🏼👍🏼👌🏻😃😃❤️❤️
So glad watch clips of you guys on RUclips. I am glad I watched this video the other day as it helped me out not long ago so grateful for your advice on how to break up a dog fight you guys are awesome with what you do pitbulls.
This is excellent advice. This would be good for anyone who may come across this. It's important to know. Not only are you keeping the dogs safe but yourself as well. I never would have thought to allow them to walk together an hour. I learn a lot from seeing your videos.
I have a Siberian husky, i'm terrified that hes going to be attacked (or, god forbid, be the attacker he hasn't shown signs of aggression, but hes never been around other dogs) so i'm researching videos here to see what I need to do just in case. Thanks for the advice! Great video.
THANK YOU! For showing how to CORRECTLY separate dogs and correct the issue afterwards,so many people pull the dogs back legs,which is stupid,but this is the RIGHT way even Cesar Milan shows this is the correct way. 👍👍
Thanks so much. I don’t have any dogs that fight but I have a service dog and I like to take him to dog parks and there’s always that chance that a dog could hang on to my dog. Thanks for the info!!
this is very informative and helpful talking and explaining the methods. this was posted just 3 months ago. but a video with an actual breaking of the dog fight posted 3 years ago,using also the method mentioned here was more helpful because you saw the actual scene.(try also to search and watch it guys!) so i was thinking this video is reviving the info of the first video tip on breaking a dog fight that was posted 3 years ago. anyways, kudos to both of you trying to help people out. thanks!
This works and it is important to grab them high up at the neck so as not to risk being bitten yourself, I used a similar technique by myself when I still had the individual who started the fights in my pack of German shepherds, though there is something that still needs to be said about fights in packs: if it happens a lot, in different context and if it escalates despite consistent pack walks etc, you should really consider re-homing one of the individuals who usually start the fighting - a dog only choose to fight with pack members if they are living in an environment that is stressful (i.e with individuals that they dislike or don't trust), if they are sick or injured, or if they feel the need to defend resources. While the two former can be addressed through treatment and training, the first one should really be about listening to our dogs; if they really just don't like each other, their instincts might even be a miss match, why insist on keeping them together when it's a danger to them?
Excellent video. Informative and to the point. The 2 vs 1 person methodology is a god-send as I'm the only human co-habiting a multi dog household. THANK YOU!
I disagree! I would not put my face or hands that close to a fighting dogs mouth. I manage a dog shop, we have doggie daycare everyday. I've had to separate many dogs from fighting. Mostly pits. The finger in the asshole worked every time. I was at a safe distance from their mouths. It distracted them for that split second, they released their holds on each other immediately. Gave me the time needed to leash them and get them to another area. It's not gross, as you said. Its humane, its quick, and its safer than the way you demonstrated. Have you ever actually really tried it, or was you too grossed out by the thought of sticking your finger in a dogs butt? If it means the difference of a dog living or dying.... I'd do it every time, gross or not gross. The only thing that's "stupid" is that dude with you in the video.. laughing at a method used that has saved many dogs.
I tried the collar grab and the first time it strained my middle finger knuckle tendon (still bothers me 3 months later) and 2nd time it got the underside of my forearm bit. Will the finger in the butt work if you are alone and can only do it to 1 dog?
Thank you so much for this video!!! I got bitten pretty bad this weekend breaking up my 2 staphies fight! My girlfriend and I really appreciate this advice 🙏
I wish I knew this. Last week my brother asked me to walk his three pitbulls. Two of them together were fine but when the third one came it was total chaos. Two of the dogs broke out of the leash and began fighting to death. Then the little one joined. I literally tried my hardest to break them up but ended up getting attacked by them. One of them got a solid grip on my left arm that left 4 holes in me. But even that was the least of my worries as I still had to figure out how to stop the dogs from killing each other. Eventually someone helped me by putting a blanket on the dogs. Most traumatic experience I’ve had with dogs.
@Darren Harper And when the dog owner of the dog you just killed just hits you with a law suit for killing their dog, what then? Have you actually done this? What did the dog owner then do because you just killed their dog? I don't believe you have any experience handling dogs in any professional capacity.
@Darren Harper What-tf-ever. My dog attacks when random loose dogs make a beeline to us while she’s leashed on our walks. She’s been attacked by a loose German Shepherd that bloodied her eyes, so now she defends herself before they get the chance to hurt her. It’s 100% their piss-poor incompetent owner’s fault. I’m not maiming or killing my dog because they’re pieces of irresponsible shit. Fuck them and their dogs.
Wish I seen this 3 months ago. And also realized how important collars are. Also to not keep them separated. My lab and my bros boxer have beefed and we were able to separate quick. I was alone and they broke out into a 6 minute fight where we were all bleeding. Normally they both bow down to me. But now I created a tension where I don’t allow them to play. I’m constantly punishing them and making them feel bad. Not the right approach. Thank you
Hey internet, please proceed with caution when taking advice like this. The pet industry is terribly unregulated. These guys do great volunteer work and save many lives through their rescue work. However, they are not qualified enough to be providing life or death information to an audience. Some of their advice is fine, especially if you have another person with your and your dog has gear on. But, what happens if you're alone or a collar grab isn't enough / your dog isn't wearing any gear? IF YOU ARE ALONE AND DO NOT HAVE GEAR ON THE DOG OR NEARBY YOU: FIRST, it is important to remain calm. Try to make loud noises to get their attention. If this is just a scuffle, a distraction is just what they need to disengage to check out the distraction. Some methods include: Stomping, clapping, shaking of coins in a jar, whistle, or horn. Do NOT just scream. If you have access to a hose, USE IT. If you are able to QUICKLY (within 3 seconds) dump water on them do it. It is important to remain calm. These are quick, minimally invasive methods to interrupt a loud scuffle between two dogs. If this startle and disengages them, quickly separate them, let each dog shake, and take them for a walk together or leave off on a positive interaction if possible. SECOND, after a few seconds it is clear that they are engaged, detect the aggressor (the one clamped on), and wheel barrel him/her. This is picking up the dog by their hind legs so they are OFF THE FLOOR by at least 1ft+. You need to be quick. DO NOT PULL THE DOG'S LEGS WHILE THE DOG IS CLAMPED ON. The dog will unclamp naturally within a few seconds to nip at you to get their footing. Do NOT lose grip. The moment he/she does, PULL AS HARD AND FAST AS YOU CAN to get that dog in between your legs. It is not likely that the other dog will still engage, but if he/she does, use your legs to create distance and get the other dog away QUICK. Finger up the butt works, too. This is to startle the dog and get them to unclamp. It is gross. It is invasive. It works. Do it if you have to. A few quick notes: 1.DO NOT GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO DOGS. 2. A collar grab CAN be handy, but it does nothing to MAKE the dog unclamp. SO, it depends on the level of the fight. If there is a dog that is clamped onto another dog, a finger up the butt and wheel barrel motion exist so the dog is forced to UNCLAMP THEIR TEETH FROM THE OTHER DOG. A collar grab does not do that. 3. Like the guys said in the video, you do not want the dogs to part ways in a negative manner. 4. The collars these guys suggest are wildly discouraged in the professional pet industry. Vets, trainers, behaviorists, we all discourage buckle collars. Why? ESPECIALLY if you are in a multi-pet home where the dogs play together rough, these collars can get tangled or stuck in the other dog's jaw. I've seen too many dogs seriously injured or die from this. Two dogs are playing, one dog's jaw gets tangled in the collar, and the collar doesn't break. If you're in a single dog household, or your dogs are older and don't play - the buckle collar is fine. But if your dog is playful, you want your dog to be naked (collar free) or have a breakaway collar on. A collar grab can still work with a break away collar - you will just need to grab either sides of the clips to ensure it doesn't burst open. 5. PREVENTION IS KEY: IF YOU HAVE ONE DOG AND WANT TO GET ANOTHER DOG - MAKE SURE THEY MEET AND GET ALONG BEFOREHAND. When the new dog comes home, have them go on a walk together before entering the home. Same thing if you have 2+ dogs and a new dog is entering the home. You want to make sure everyone gets along. 6. If you live in a multi-pet household and your dogs are fighting, get a Certified Dog Trainer or Behaviorist in ASAP to help you. It is not a normal or healthy household for anyone to have dogs constantly fighting. It is always good speak to your Veterinarian regarding the aggressor's behavior. It may be handy to have HALT spray available in your home until you can get in contact with a professional. Below, I have attached a list of organizations where you can find professional dog training and behavior help: American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) www.dacvb.org/ Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (AVBT) avbt.net/ Animal Behavior Society - Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB) www.animalbehaviorsociety.org International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) m.iaabc.org/ Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT, CBCC) www.ccpdt.org/ Karen Pryor Academy (KPA-CTP) karenpryoracademy.com/ The Association of Professional Pet Trainers (APDT) apdt.com/
This is good advice, dog fights are a nasty mess especially if one dog is losing badly. My two dogs had a fight today and the older and smaller dog was taken by the neck and couldnt do anything but cry and stay still, and now the other dog is still acting aggressively towards her (totally out of character) so we couldnt reintroduce them right away. No serious injuries thank goodness, but it's where to go from here. Thanks for the advice
2:22 One question, I know that walking two dogs together in co-existence is a great way of introducting two aggressive dogs to each other, but *why exactly* (like the reasons) do it *directly* after two dogs that already knew each other fought? Does it help with de-escalating? Knowing that everything is ok again? Manage, process and settle the situation/establish peace? again? Also how long is it okay to wait between after the fight and the walk? As long as till both dogs are calm and collected again? Edit: Wrote this before I watched 4:17, but I'd still like to know more reasons and if my guesses are correct. :) Those are genuine questions, I'm already thankful for the info I've got so far! A really helpful piece of info.
If you grab the collar up high and pull up high and keep body/arms away from their mouth and straddle the dog pulling it up off it's front feet. If you grab the collar low and pull back you can get nailed from a redirected bite. This happened to me when I first started working with dogs and tried to pull a Malamute away from a fence fight at a kennel. I pulled low and back and he whipped around and nailed my free hand. Luckily I had rubber gloves on (I was cleaning) and the Malamute wasn't actually attacking me and he quickly responded in submission when he realized he had bit me. I was very lucky because I was a 17 yr old girl and he was a 120 plus Malamute. I also would recommend buying a breaking stick. I had Pit Bulls for 20 yrs and nothing stops a fight faster and easier than also using a break stick.
One dog I had,when you wound grab her color,when not in a fight, she'd get aggressive.a neighbor just walked in our house.i seen my dog running towards the front door.i turned around & our neighbor had his arms in the air,like he was about to get arreasted,he then said what do I do.i replied your the idiot who just walked in,I don't know what to do,by then my dog had already nipped his pant leg,then his coat sleve,then was behind him,I said if I grab her but her collar,she will become aggressive.so I waited until she moved from behind him then took her by her collar.I garente he never just walked into our house again. I do believe my dog knew this guy was trouble because he was a low life son of a bitch. He wasn't my friend,was my husband's so called freind
@@sherryjarecki1701 Heh, yeah, they're intuitive like that. If you really didn't like him you could have hollered some shit like "Git im". ER visit guaranteed.
I have two pits who used to fight all the time thank christ it's been atleast 10 months since the last bog fight I hope I never have to do it again but I'll definitely try this method I'm always getting bit and fucked up
My animal behavior classes/training taught us to break up fights from the hips using the wheelbarrow technique. Can you explain why that won't work? Essentially it taught us to tuck our hands into their hip pockets around their legs, give a quick pull back and up until their legs were off the ground and around us like a wheelbarrow and then start walking backwards. The backwards motion with their back legs off the ground supposedly will cause them to release. Also though, they taught that this has to be done in tandem with someone else who is doing the same to the other dog in the fight. It also keeps all parties protected if they try to swing around and direct their aggression to you because you are able to swivel them with their own hips and stay behind them. I can definitely see pros to your method, mainly that you aren't risking deep rips by pulling them apart while they are clamped onto each other. But I also would be very hesitant to get in the front side of a dog fight and especially trying to grab for the neck.
Well because if the dog is locked on the only thing that going to do is cause more damage to the dogs. The skin and muscle is just going to twist with the dog mouth because the dog not going to let go if it doesn't want to. The dog more likely going to want to stay locked on even more because now it's most vulnerable side is exposed/ the easiest area for it to die from attack.
All dogs have primitive instinct called drive, it can be prey drive, fight drive, etc. When dogs( particular bully breeds/working dogs) are engaged in this drive it's hard to break. This is why police dogs for example can be flung about and thrashed, yes it takes training but alot of it is drive, nerve and solid breeding. For some breeds wheel barrel technique can work but still would advise against it as the dog can redirect from the initial target onto the person holding the dog. This is also called redirected aggression.
report your animal behavior class to the SPCA, there clearly brain dead. This is common sense, one animal locked in on the other and your move is to help the animal pull off a chunk of the other? Jesus, this is why most people cant handle there dogs, they dont know how to handle themselves.
Great advice! I grab my boys by the collars when they get a bit rowdy and I seperate them, but I guess I need to chill on the yelling 🤣😂 I have realized that after I take them on a walk around the block when they get a bit rowdy, when we get back home that walk does bring there behavior back to normal.
wow....I watched this video seriously ready to rip it apart as another dog whisperer (caesar milan) knock off. It was actually great!! I am favorably impressed. I learned new things and appreciate it! Thx guys!
Was at the park with my daughter's dog just yesterday, looks almost identical to your brown dog: female, 9 months, about 1/2 chocolate lab, 1/2 pit bull. 2 other dogs at the park had a vicious fight. One got a 6" tear in the flesh on the back of her neck. I kid you not, former vet assistant said, "you put a finger up their butt to break up such a fight." Holy moly.
In reference to the 1 hour walk.. what if one or both of the dogs that fought are injured pretty badly? I have two red-nose male/female pits and they have their occasional bro/sis fight. But they are pretty scary and traumatizing. I have been exposed to quite a few fights bwtn dogs of this breed and your video has been an extremely important example of the right thing to do and thank you for making this so others can also be aware. My female pit has several lacerations on her front paw and I'm worried as to how to care for it right now.
Take her to the vet. Or to a low cost spay and neuter clinic who also give vaccines. They will usually at least clean it and dress it. Or give you a good referral. It sounds like your dog needs some medical care.
Good advice, could've used this when I had two catahoula brothers. We had a pool back then and I would throw them in it when they started fighting. By the time they swam out they were best friends again lol. I will say this: do NOT scream/yell and do NOT separate them for too long. God bless
Thank you for sharing. We have 6 dogs on our little farm. 3 are rescues and 3 are not, 95 % of the time they get along great and if one of them makes an aggressive noise we immediately diffuse it with a simple "enough" loud vocal command. The only time we ever have an exception is when no one realizes what is going on and then its to late. Your advice is logical, we will try it moving forward. The only other process we have used successfully is when the pack starts fighting if they are near the pool or body of water I throw them all in the water. I'm a fairly big guy and I don't think most people could throw a pack of dogs in the pool at one time so caution to you and safety for you first.
👍🏻Excellent reminder, Great video, and funny. lol 😆 In my subconscious I would know to bring them back together when they calm down, but long walks together makes a lot of sense. We want them to learn they are part of a team and should get along.
I would just like to make a very serious safety point here. Snap collars or breakaway collars are designed to break away easily in the instance that another dog catches their jaw in the dogs collar. Using a belt buckle style collar is very, very unsafe. I can argue the methods for breaking up the fight and put my own ideas out there but I am not going to say that I know the “best” way. I just have to say this point about the collars because these men are advising you to put your dogs safety at risk. If your dogs fight often, there is even more chance they will catch their jaw in your other dogs collar. I would recommend using breakaway collars only and if you experience frequent dog fights consult a trainer to find the cause and prevent them from happening in the first place. Keep a slip lead near by if you need to get a good grip on your dog but please don’t use unsafe collars as a safety method. 😣
A real dogmen can break up a dogfight no problem. Carry a breaking stick. The more experience you have keeping calm and breaking up fights the better you will react when it's time and your dog will be safe. Don't panic, don't over react. Try and prevent any fights from happening in the first place. Good luck everybody and stay safe
I really like your advice because I have for pit bulls and just the other day my mail and my female got into a fight and my female got hurt really bad and I didn't know really what to do I tried to separate them but I wasn't strong enough so I yelled at them and tell they stopped because I didn't know what else to do now I know what to do by watching this video thank you so much but I got to say I did laugh when you said about sticking the finger in the ass I actually laughed so hard I peed myself I never heard anyone ever say that before to stop a fight this is the first time I'm hearing it LOL
Great video, I've heard all the different ways, and tried them in the past (apart from the finger up the ass, that ain't happening!), back legs up, hitting on top of head etc don't work. Keeping calm is the biggest challenge and the most important thing to do. Interesting what you say about walking them after (presuming they know each other/you know the owner). Thanks
So while I’m glad you brought up all the don’ts in breaking up a pibble fight, I disagree with the advice of putting the dogs back together after an hour long walk. For me, after a fight, I go back to basics w/ both or all dogs involved. 1) Separate dogs & put them in safe places away from each other. 2) Once safe, go & assess dogs for any injuries. 3) let dogs decompress 4) go back to basics with both or all dogs- structure, leashed walks, training, loss of privileges like free play. 5) slowly reintroduce dogs involved in the fight, in a highly structured and managed environment.
Great advice thank u NY. yea i seen that on another youtube video, were a person said....Oh grab the back legs lol, horrible suggestion, could hurt there legs or u could get bit also, specially with a pitbull, they dont like strange people grabbing from behind almost natural for them to never let a strange person come up behind them. Thats what i have learned in all the years having ApbT and A. Staffordshire T.
Great video! My Male Rottweiler and Male ChowChow recently fought. And i commited all the mistakes, except the finger in the ass lol. This video educated me a lot if theres a future incident. Thank you
So many different variants in a dog fight, best thing is to look for the right breed, be aware, pay attention to your dogs behavior and most important, your dog depends on you don't put him or her in unsafe situations.
I wish I found this before my dogs starting fighting. I have 2 male dobermans who fight . Last night was horrible. I got bit too. Both both went to the animal hospital.
Than you need to teach them to be non aggressive through a professional dog handler. If not fine 1 a new home as bad as that may sound not trying to be mean but you could have serious altercations to where you a loved one or even your dogs themselves and be seriously injured or killed. :( saddens me to say that but it’s my best recommendation
This makes so much sense. I have 3 dogs, 2 female 1 male, all 6 months old. One of the female came to us when she was 2 months. The females have recently been fighting alot i guess to assert dominance, like who was there first. At first play fighting then without notice it turns serious. I think I did everything wrong, hence why I'm watching these vids now. I went blank and panicked and tried to pull collar of the dog who started the fight but she was under the other and my hand ended up in between them both and well I think you can guess what happened next. They were totally latched onto one another by the ear and whatnot. Everything seemed like it was hapoing so fast. I was scared and sadden to see my babies behaving like that. When we eventually got them to let go they had bloody marks on them :'(
my terrier was attacked while i had him on the lead from a staffy that had got out of someone's house, from a moment of chilling out to one of total chaos, my dog was being dragged by his legs and when i got him up and in my arms the staffy jumped and got his leg again so i had to drop him or he would lose his leg. i had to use extreme violence against this dog to save mine, the worst part was the noise from my dog screaming. anyway this is how i came to your video and i can see its more for dogs that know each other. all good. i was lucky plus i train a bit but what about older people, what advice would you give? subscribed.
I am a mother with two dobermans for protection for my children and me, we also have a bulldog , They got in a fight today and I’m here to try to find help cause it’s never happened before and I could not get my dogs to let go of each other , I am alone and had no one to help me. Every time I got one to let go the other wouldn’t . What can I do ? I don’t want to have to keep them separated from one another . But this was one of the scariest things of my life , my children were all in here and my baby in her swing and they are wonderful dogs and great with my children but this happened out of no where, there were no treats out the toys were up, they were laying underneath my dining table together and it just happened. Energy wasn’t high, Sorry to write so much but I’m looking for help so it doesn’t happen again or if it does maybe I can have more insight. Both dogs have vigorous training but when this happened I couldn’t handle both of them on my own, I didn’t have the hands and was not strong enough ,They wouldn’t listen to my commands I literally thought for a second my children’s dog might die . She is pretty beat up and it happened this morning but my vet took care of her . They are both 3 years old the dobermans any way, and my bulldog is a year , it has never happened before . I’m sorry I’m just still rattled and at a loss. What I don’t get is my Dobermans are the ones who have training and are great But they teamed up on my children’s bulldog . I got them to finally let go of her but I did get bit. But it’s ok , my children are all ok and my dogs. But I have never had them do this before . I have been with dogs all my life but this happened and I couldn’t neutralize the situation, so I’m curious on if you could please give any insight ? I know your video was posted 4 years ago and I’m sorry, but I’m searching RUclips for some advice .
What about using a stun gun or electric collars? What is your opinion of neutering? The general consensus I get is that does not stop fighting. How do you train a 3 1/2 yo dog to honor the 5-6 yo dog being the alpha male dog?
Pure gold. Not easy to separate two fighting dogs on your own, as your own adrenalin is rushing too. My neghbour got bitten trying to get between her dog and ours. And so right not to hit either dog as that will just escalate matters. How about we think more re why dogs fight and how to prevent it in the first place? It's usually humans being clueless that causes it.
It really sucks. I'm glad I saw this video. I've had to break up a big dog fight before. It sucks having to choke out your 225lb great Dane/french mastiff until he calms down. He's SOOO big it's scary when another dog comes into the yard. He is always on a chain but he's busted out of it before. If a fight happens again I hope there's a second person that's not too scared to help me and grab the other dog. It's heartbreaking having a dog with a complex like this. When he flips out it takes ALOT for him to calm down. Tender love doesn't always work but tough love does. Either way he's my big boy and I love him. He's never hurt a person. But he has killed 2 pits that walked up into the yard and started a fight with him. Two separate occasions. But strays and mean dogs don't come in the yard anymore so that's good. No matter how upset my boy gets he will never hurt the kids. He's turned on me before but a big guy like him you kinda have to dominate him when they get like that. Flip him on his back and pin him a bit while rubbing his chest and belly talking nicely to him. Lol he's a tough ass dog for sure lol. And a sweetheart 99% of the time.
This video saved my household. I thought separation was going to help but a pack walk is the only thing that helped us! Thank you!
Stupid people always shouting and screaming and pulling when the dogs are locked on. The pulling when trying to seperate them are causing more harm. The video should be watched by all dog owners.
I adore the NYBC. God bless you for everything you do to rescue these babies! Especially for educating the public. Pitties are so forgiving regardless of their history. They become whatever their environment teaches them to be. There is no dog who doesn’t deserve to be helped.
"I guarantee you they will not fight again....that day"
Fuck. I have to do this shit again tomorrow?
I feel this we have 5 dogs, one stays in a bedroom. But they have fights every so often over litterally fucking anything it's so exhausting. I live with my grandparents and mom, I can not wait to move out I will never have dogs again I have my cat and shes perfect no fighting
@@haleybrink3018 Yes if u are not willing to put the time in to your dog do not get one.
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@@haleybrink3018 why the fuck do you have 5 DOGS??!!!!
That's just fucking retarded!!!
@@kelliewhyte_85 I agree 4 of them are my grandparents the 1 is my moms... I like dogs but there to many issues with this many... I have a cat... in the future when I move out I will only have cats and only like 2 or 3 of them
This method worked like a charm. Just got belt collars in the mail about an hour ago and already had to use this method to stop my dogs from fighting. Thank you!
I have watched several videos on this topic. YOURS has the most sensible advice! And you explained it easily & demonstrated with 2 dogs. Thanks so much!!
Watched your video a couple of weeks ago and knew we would be trying it at some point. Today, we had to use it. It was actually the fastest that we've been able to break up our two bulboxers. No yelling, screaming, hitting. We had them separated less than a minute after it started. We normally do the hind leg pull and end up hitting the dog that won't leg go, and we all feel awful afterwards. I still dread the day that we have to do this solo, but this helped a lot. One dog had a minor cut, which is less than what they normally have.
Hitting n pulling hind legs is the most retarded thing you could ever do
Yelling and screaming 100% escalates. They don't know what our screaming means, so they think it's kill encouragement. You have to be the wise old wizard with massive biceps that just comes up, grabs them, and calmly scolds them like a disappointed dad.
I too have a male bullboxer and male boxer.... They have been in 3 fuckin all out fights and 2 of them I was solo.... That $hit was SCARY...
Thanks guys all my 10 dogs had fight everyday but this video changed everything
Finally a simple worded easy fully explained account of what to do! Great video, have had problems with both my staffs but luckily it seems to be dying down now, this is a perfect video and is exactly what to do. When my two first had a fight I did none of this and just went into a blind panic of shouting and swearing and actually all I did was join in the fight so to speak, it didn't help one tiny bit. Now if they fight which luckily is far more rare than has been previously, I simply go over and hold their collars but keep them close together, 90% of what you hear is exactly that, just noise and there is no actual harm going on even though it sounds as loud as hell, I will then hold them close together to avoid ripping or pulling that wouldn't occur without me pulling them apart like this and I just wait and listen to the noise and wait for that moment they let go or there is that gap, then immediately turn with one of the dogs so that my back is turned against the other and I am between her and the other. This seems to work every time but obviously I am not sure whether your dogs would stop with you between them but luckily when doing this mine do, I then separate them whilst I get everything ready and take them out for a huge walk together in which they play ball and all kinds of things. When returning they seem happy as hell and I have no problems for ages.
I think another great video you need to search out if you are having issues with your dogs fighting one another are prevention videos and looking into the causes for these fights as sometimes it can be something as simple as a certain ball, toy or food bowl or sleeping area. Change them and you can change the fighting ever happening. Also with female dogs you can learn a lot about what happens during their growing up and as they age etc and about how females differ from males in their aggression toward one another but most importantly, WHY.
Anyway great video, one of the better ones on here that's for sure!
Learn to read a dogs behaviour then you will often be able to stop fights before they start!
Laura Molony agreed
I can read my two pits like a book!
Proper socialization and supervised play is key. Once one begins to put more pressure on the other it is important to back the aggressor off. Watching for signs are key. Stiff posture, paused play, white eyes, closed mouth, curled lip, etc. Tail tucked and drawn back ears... the signs are there & ABSOLUTELY NO HUMPING!!
I believe in removing the dog putting too much pressure on the other even if it’s momentary. I also do my supervised socials and play “collar-free.”
My staff carry stockyard poles with them for this very thing.
The slip lead put on as a collar I’m a pinch was a very nice touch! Thanks for that tip!
Doesn't always work.
Youre not always gonna be there when it begins.
some dogs (like mine) dont warn. She either wants u or its 0 to 100 in a sec
Excellent!!! I personally carry a breaking stick 24/7 but ive had pitbulls and only pitbulls for 46 years. I haven't had an accidental dog fight between my dogs in 26 years but quickly ended every fight on my own with no help with and without collars or breaking sticks if need be by immediately and calmly putting one in-between a foor, house door, vehicle, kennel etc and holding the other by the neck and patiently waiting until one looses their grip naturaly to re- bite and this is when i seperate them. When one pitbull lets go to re- bite the other dog will usually let go as well to also re- bite / change holds. A breaking stick properly used is the fastest eay to separate the dogs, a lot faster than the choking method. But i agree with you 100% as the way you are teaching people to break up a fight between 2 pitbulls because there aren't many people eho know what a breaking stick is or how to use it and i dont know anyone who carries one in their sock 24/7 like i do. The exercise / walking the dogs after the fight that you recommend is best advice i ever heard on the Internet. That lets me know you understand these dogs. This has been the way i have gotten the most aggressive dogs out there to not only behave but to become best friends. I have had pitbulls for 46 years and only pitbulls so i know how extremely aggressive these dogs can be. I don't allow dogs to fight and i don't allow excuses for accidents. Not from myself or anyone, the dogs must be protected. I have a 100% success rate at getting the most aggressive dogs to become best friends through carefully exercising them together. No "training" no "corrections" they will naturally become best of friends in time but the amount of time, the amount of exercise that i have put into it would be unreasonable to think most people could or would go to such an extreme. Walking (2 handlers needed, strong harnesses only, no collar atteched to leash) allow dog in rear ( safe distance away) to pull as hard as it can to get to the one in front. Get them closer together in time, highly aggressive dogs can take days or weeks to be able to walk side by side depending on the aggression level. In time they have no choice but look forward to seeing each other and despite their aggression to each other at first, without correcting the dogs behavior they will correct their own behavior, they have no choice but to become friends. I have used this technique many times through the years along eith temporarily tieing the dogs up a safe distance from each other to play tug of war. Also running dogs on slat mills face to face. It takes a lot of experience to safely excerise and condition pitbulls and a lot of dedication that most people dont have or are willing to give. I have dedicated my life to these dogs because i have never known an honor greater than the honor of being loved by these dogs. And i know no greater accomplishment than to be able to not only turn the most aggressive dogs around into the very best of friends. I treat these dogs with love, respect and they have become a part of my soul. If anyone could out do the conditioning method and have dogs in better shape than the ones i have worked, i haven't seen them or their dogs in the 46 years i have been exercising dogs. Its one thing to "train" an aggressive dog to "behave", its another to make these dogs truly love each other, that is something you cant "train". You cant force a dog to "love" all you have to show the dog love and these dogs above and beyond any other breed will "love" the same way they will "fight". With ALL their heart and they have the strongest hearts of all. When my life is over and i ealk through the valley of the shadow of death i want the toughest pitbull i ever had to walk with me, a red nose female named "Big Sissy". This dog saved my life.
I started walking the boys who fight together and it has helped a lot.
Cool trick I didn't know about, but super interesting technique.
We introduced a new dog to our home and had to get rid of a good dog we have been watching for months a sweet pit named Brax because out of no where our 6 year old mix breed pit decided instead of play time he would like to attack the new dog who btw is 3 times his size. Of course then it lead to several pack fights and we ended up sending the pit home because although he was innocent in all of it he had the strongest bite and was unintentionally hurt my husband who got his finger broke and bit and of course bit the other dogs. From jumping in like I said not to do. Now we are keeping the 2 who are fighting separated but every chance the get they're into it. I can't wait to apply these methods. Definitely going to subscribe. Thank you.
I've watched a lot of really bad advice on how to break up a dog fight. THis makes so much sense. Thank you
My beagle and pitdane started fighting for no reason about three days ago, I found this video looking for tips and it does work. This video is very appreciated
funnily enough the most important part to me was the simple mention of multiple dogs. I'm a doggy day care attendant and i was trying to learn the best way to break up a fight , just in case. for the life of me I couldn't find a video or article that mentioned multiple bystander dogs, which I was worried about since The main part of the daycare is a large playroom that unless requested all dogs spend a bunch of time in. now I know to take the other dogs out of the room first. I've followed NYBC on insta for a while now and this just solidified my love! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks sooo much this video has helped so much we just had a dog fight and we didn’t really know the best way to break it up so after we broke it up the best we could I looked up how to break up a dog fight and yours was the first one that popped up so thanks so much help and so much love towards this channel👍🏼👍🏼👌🏻😃😃❤️❤️
So glad watch clips of you guys on RUclips. I am glad I watched this video the other day as it helped me out not long ago so grateful for your advice on how to break up a dog fight you guys are awesome with what you do pitbulls.
I wish i would've known this sooner. I think this couldve prevented my dog and my moms dog from hating each other so much.
Need more videos like this to teach the masses of dog owners not just Pitts.
This is excellent advice. This would be good for anyone who may come across this. It's important to know. Not only are you keeping the dogs safe but yourself as well. I never would have thought to allow them to walk together an hour. I learn a lot from seeing your videos.
I have a Siberian husky, i'm terrified that hes going to be attacked (or, god forbid, be the attacker he hasn't shown signs of aggression, but hes never been around other dogs) so i'm researching videos here to see what I need to do just in case. Thanks for the advice! Great video.
THANK YOU! For showing how to CORRECTLY separate dogs and correct the issue afterwards,so many people pull the dogs back legs,which is stupid,but this is the RIGHT way even Cesar Milan shows this is the correct way. 👍👍
Thanks so much. I don’t have any dogs that fight but I have a service dog and I like to take him to dog parks and there’s always that chance that a dog could hang on to my dog. Thanks for the info!!
this is very informative and helpful talking and explaining the methods. this was posted just 3 months ago.
but a video with an actual breaking of the dog fight posted 3 years ago,using also the method mentioned here was more helpful because you saw the actual scene.(try also to search and watch it guys!) so i was thinking this video is reviving the info of the first video tip on breaking a dog fight that was posted 3 years ago. anyways, kudos to both of you trying to help people out. thanks!
This was very useful! Thanks alot you guys. EVERY dog owner should watch this 👍
This works and it is important to grab them high up at the neck so as not to risk being bitten yourself, I used a similar technique by myself when I still had the individual who started the fights in my pack of German shepherds, though there is something that still needs to be said about fights in packs: if it happens a lot, in different context and if it escalates despite consistent pack walks etc, you should really consider re-homing one of the individuals who usually start the fighting - a dog only choose to fight with pack members if they are living in an environment that is stressful (i.e with individuals that they dislike or don't trust), if they are sick or injured, or if they feel the need to defend resources. While the two former can be addressed through treatment and training, the first one should really be about listening to our dogs; if they really just don't like each other, their instincts might even be a miss match, why insist on keeping them together when it's a danger to them?
Excellent video. Informative and to the point. The 2 vs 1 person methodology is a god-send as I'm the only human co-habiting a multi dog household. THANK YOU!
I disagree! I would not put my face or hands that close to a fighting dogs mouth. I manage a dog shop, we have doggie daycare everyday. I've had to separate many dogs from fighting. Mostly pits. The finger in the asshole worked every time. I was at a safe distance from their mouths. It distracted them for that split second, they released their holds on each other immediately. Gave me the time needed to leash them and get them to another area. It's not gross, as you said. Its humane, its quick, and its safer than the way you demonstrated. Have you ever actually really tried it, or was you too grossed out by the thought of sticking your finger in a dogs butt? If it means the difference of a dog living or dying.... I'd do it every time, gross or not gross. The only thing that's "stupid" is that dude with you in the video.. laughing at a method used that has saved many dogs.
I tried the collar grab and the first time it strained my middle finger knuckle tendon (still bothers me 3 months later) and 2nd time it got the underside of my forearm bit. Will the finger in the butt work if you are alone and can only do it to 1 dog?
Thank you so much for this video!!! I got bitten pretty bad this weekend breaking up my 2 staphies fight! My girlfriend and I really appreciate this advice 🙏
I wish I knew this. Last week my brother asked me to walk his three pitbulls. Two of them together were fine but when the third one came it was total chaos. Two of the dogs broke out of the leash and began fighting to death. Then the little one joined. I literally tried my hardest to break them up but ended up getting attacked by them. One of them got a solid grip on my left arm that left 4 holes in me. But even that was the least of my worries as I still had to figure out how to stop the dogs from killing each other. Eventually someone helped me by putting a blanket on the dogs. Most traumatic experience I’ve had with dogs.
@Darren Harper And when the dog owner of the dog you just killed just hits you with a law suit for killing their dog, what then?
Have you actually done this? What did the dog owner then do because you just killed their dog? I don't believe you have any experience handling dogs in any professional capacity.
@Darren Harper What-tf-ever. My dog attacks when random loose dogs make a beeline to us while she’s leashed on our walks. She’s been attacked by a loose German Shepherd that bloodied her eyes, so now she defends herself before they get the chance to hurt her. It’s 100% their piss-poor incompetent owner’s fault. I’m not maiming or killing my dog because they’re pieces of irresponsible shit. Fuck them and their dogs.
@@kearstinivory4038 If a dog is attacking a child then what? A good kick to the dogs throat might save a life.
Wish I seen this 3 months ago. And also realized how important collars are. Also to not keep them separated. My lab and my bros boxer have beefed and we were able to separate quick. I was alone and they broke out into a 6 minute fight where we were all bleeding. Normally they both bow down to me. But now I created a tension where I don’t allow them to play. I’m constantly punishing them and making them feel bad. Not the right approach. Thank you
Finally someone who knows and has common sense
Praise this video! Great and correct advise on how to separate dogs fighting! Good job!
Hey internet, please proceed with caution when taking advice like this. The pet industry is terribly unregulated. These guys do great volunteer work and save many lives through their rescue work. However, they are not qualified enough to be providing life or death information to an audience. Some of their advice is fine, especially if you have another person with your and your dog has gear on. But, what happens if you're alone or a collar grab isn't enough / your dog isn't wearing any gear?
IF YOU ARE ALONE AND DO NOT HAVE GEAR ON THE DOG OR NEARBY YOU:
FIRST, it is important to remain calm. Try to make loud noises to get their attention. If this is just a scuffle, a distraction is just what they need to disengage to check out the distraction. Some methods include: Stomping, clapping, shaking of coins in a jar, whistle, or horn. Do NOT just scream. If you have access to a hose, USE IT. If you are able to QUICKLY (within 3 seconds) dump water on them do it. It is important to remain calm. These are quick, minimally invasive methods to interrupt a loud scuffle between two dogs. If this startle and disengages them, quickly separate them, let each dog shake, and take them for a walk together or leave off on a positive interaction if possible.
SECOND, after a few seconds it is clear that they are engaged, detect the aggressor (the one clamped on), and wheel barrel him/her. This is picking up the dog by their hind legs so they are OFF THE FLOOR by at least 1ft+. You need to be quick. DO NOT PULL THE DOG'S LEGS WHILE THE DOG IS CLAMPED ON. The dog will unclamp naturally within a few seconds to nip at you to get their footing. Do NOT lose grip. The moment he/she does, PULL AS HARD AND FAST AS YOU CAN to get that dog in between your legs. It is not likely that the other dog will still engage, but if he/she does, use your legs to create distance and get the other dog away QUICK. Finger up the butt works, too. This is to startle the dog and get them to unclamp. It is gross. It is invasive. It works. Do it if you have to.
A few quick notes:
1.DO NOT GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO DOGS.
2. A collar grab CAN be handy, but it does nothing to MAKE the dog unclamp. SO, it depends on the level of the fight. If there is a dog that is clamped onto another dog, a finger up the butt and wheel barrel motion exist so the dog is forced to UNCLAMP THEIR TEETH FROM THE OTHER DOG. A collar grab does not do that.
3. Like the guys said in the video, you do not want the dogs to part ways in a negative manner.
4. The collars these guys suggest are wildly discouraged in the professional pet industry. Vets, trainers, behaviorists, we all discourage buckle collars. Why? ESPECIALLY if you are in a multi-pet home where the dogs play together rough, these collars can get tangled or stuck in the other dog's jaw. I've seen too many dogs seriously injured or die from this. Two dogs are playing, one dog's jaw gets tangled in the collar, and the collar doesn't break. If you're in a single dog household, or your dogs are older and don't play - the buckle collar is fine. But if your dog is playful, you want your dog to be naked (collar free) or have a breakaway collar on. A collar grab can still work with a break away collar - you will just need to grab either sides of the clips to ensure it doesn't burst open.
5. PREVENTION IS KEY: IF YOU HAVE ONE DOG AND WANT TO GET ANOTHER DOG - MAKE SURE THEY MEET AND GET ALONG BEFOREHAND. When the new dog comes home, have them go on a walk together before entering the home. Same thing if you have 2+ dogs and a new dog is entering the home. You want to make sure everyone gets along.
6. If you live in a multi-pet household and your dogs are fighting, get a Certified Dog Trainer or Behaviorist in ASAP to help you. It is not a normal or healthy household for anyone to have dogs constantly fighting. It is always good speak to your Veterinarian regarding the aggressor's behavior. It may be handy to have HALT spray available in your home until you can get in contact with a professional. Below, I have attached a list of organizations where you can find professional dog training and behavior help:
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) www.dacvb.org/
Academy of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (AVBT) avbt.net/
Animal Behavior Society - Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist (CAAB) www.animalbehaviorsociety.org
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) m.iaabc.org/
Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CPDT, CBCC) www.ccpdt.org/
Karen Pryor Academy (KPA-CTP) karenpryoracademy.com/
The Association of Professional Pet Trainers (APDT) apdt.com/
This is good advice, dog fights are a nasty mess especially if one dog is losing badly. My two dogs had a fight today and the older and smaller dog was taken by the neck and couldnt do anything but cry and stay still, and now the other dog is still acting aggressively towards her (totally out of character) so we couldnt reintroduce them right away. No serious injuries thank goodness, but it's where to go from here. Thanks for the advice
2:22
One question, I know that walking two dogs together in co-existence is a great way of introducting two aggressive dogs to each other, but *why exactly* (like the reasons) do it *directly* after two dogs that already knew each other fought?
Does it help with de-escalating? Knowing that everything is ok again? Manage, process and settle the situation/establish peace? again?
Also how long is it okay to wait between after the fight and the walk? As long as till both dogs are calm and collected again?
Edit: Wrote this before I watched 4:17, but I'd still like to know more reasons and if my guesses are correct. :)
Those are genuine questions, I'm already thankful for the info I've got so far! A really helpful piece of info.
Thank you for the training session. I appreciate the advice and will follow it should the need arise.
Very informative!! Most ppl separate the dogs after a fight - important for ppl to know this! Thx for posting :)
Most people can't even recognize the difference between a fight and a scuffle.
@@MinimalistMotoLife What is the difference? I do not know.
Can't collar grabbing like this put you at high risk of a redirected bite?
J V if you have them by the collar, they won't be able to redirect
If you grab the collar up high and pull up high and keep body/arms away from their mouth and straddle the dog pulling it up off it's front feet. If you grab the collar low and pull back you can get nailed from a redirected bite. This happened to me when I first started working with dogs and tried to pull a Malamute away from a fence fight at a kennel. I pulled low and back and he whipped around and nailed my free hand. Luckily I had rubber gloves on (I was cleaning) and the Malamute wasn't actually attacking me and he quickly responded in submission when he realized he had bit me. I was very lucky because I was a 17 yr old girl and he was a 120 plus Malamute. I also would recommend buying a breaking stick. I had Pit Bulls for 20 yrs and nothing stops a fight faster and easier than also using a break stick.
One dog I had,when you wound grab her color,when not in a fight, she'd get aggressive.a neighbor just walked in our house.i seen my dog running towards the front door.i turned around & our neighbor had his arms in the air,like he was about to get arreasted,he then said what do I do.i replied your the idiot who just walked in,I don't know what to do,by then my dog had already nipped his pant leg,then his coat sleve,then was behind him,I said if I grab her but her collar,she will become aggressive.so I waited until she moved from behind him then took her by her collar.I garente he never just walked into our house again.
I do believe my dog knew this guy was trouble because he was a low life son of a bitch.
He wasn't my friend,was my husband's so called freind
If you're afraid of getting bit by your dog, you should probably downsize on breed. That fear will permeate your command.
@@sherryjarecki1701 Heh, yeah, they're intuitive like that. If you really didn't like him you could have hollered some shit like "Git im". ER visit guaranteed.
Thank you so much. Invaluable information.
I have two pits who used to fight all the time thank christ it's been atleast 10 months since the last bog fight I hope I never have to do it again but I'll definitely try this method
I'm always getting bit and fucked up
You learn something new every day.
My animal behavior classes/training taught us to break up fights from the hips using the wheelbarrow technique. Can you explain why that won't work? Essentially it taught us to tuck our hands into their hip pockets around their legs, give a quick pull back and up until their legs were off the ground and around us like a wheelbarrow and then start walking backwards. The backwards motion with their back legs off the ground supposedly will cause them to release. Also though, they taught that this has to be done in tandem with someone else who is doing the same to the other dog in the fight. It also keeps all parties protected if they try to swing around and direct their aggression to you because you are able to swivel them with their own hips and stay behind them.
I can definitely see pros to your method, mainly that you aren't risking deep rips by pulling them apart while they are clamped onto each other. But I also would be very hesitant to get in the front side of a dog fight and especially trying to grab for the neck.
Well because if the dog is locked on the only thing that going to do is cause more damage to the dogs. The skin and muscle is just going to twist with the dog mouth because the dog not going to let go if it doesn't want to. The dog more likely going to want to stay locked on even more because now it's most vulnerable side is exposed/ the easiest area for it to die from attack.
All dogs have primitive instinct called drive, it can be prey drive, fight drive, etc. When dogs( particular bully breeds/working dogs) are engaged in this drive it's hard to break. This is why police dogs for example can be flung about and thrashed, yes it takes training but alot of it is drive, nerve and solid breeding.
For some breeds wheel barrel technique can work but still would advise against it as the dog can redirect from the initial target onto the person holding the dog. This is also called redirected aggression.
report your animal behavior class to the SPCA, there clearly brain dead. This is common sense, one animal locked in on the other and your move is to help the animal pull off a chunk of the other? Jesus, this is why most people cant handle there dogs, they dont know how to handle themselves.
Great. The only instruction here in internet witch is working properly. Thank you for a 1`000`000x!
Great advice! I grab my boys by the collars when they get a bit rowdy and I seperate them, but I guess I need to chill on the yelling 🤣😂 I have realized that after I take them on a walk around the block when they get a bit rowdy, when we get back home that walk does bring there behavior back to normal.
Yeah, action is 1000% more effective than vocals with dogs.
Best advice I've seen so far.
wow....I watched this video seriously ready to rip it apart as another dog whisperer (caesar milan) knock off. It was actually great!! I am favorably impressed. I learned new things and appreciate it! Thx guys!
Thank you your tips are extremely useful, all the other methods are not affective and you don't have control of the dog.
Was at the park with my daughter's dog just yesterday, looks almost identical to your brown dog: female, 9 months, about 1/2 chocolate lab, 1/2 pit bull. 2 other dogs at the park had a vicious fight. One got a 6" tear in the flesh on the back of her neck. I kid you not, former vet assistant said, "you put a finger up their butt to break up such a fight." Holy moly.
It probably works for certain dogs, but others are bred with more resistance to quitting/fight back instincts (pits, working gsd/malinios etcs).
Found this out the hard way with my 2 pits. Both collars broke and it was just me. Thanks. For the tips bro
This video should be in every pet store I've been doing this way forever I call it the breathe or bite. AMEN for this info.
Finally an american program that teach this correct! God job!
In reference to the 1 hour walk.. what if one or both of the dogs that fought are injured pretty badly? I have two red-nose male/female pits and they have their occasional bro/sis fight. But they are pretty scary and traumatizing. I have been exposed to quite a few fights bwtn dogs of this breed and your video has been an extremely important example of the right thing to do and thank you for making this so others can also be aware. My female pit has several lacerations on her front paw and I'm worried as to how to care for it right now.
Take her to the vet. Or to a low cost spay and neuter clinic who also give vaccines. They will usually at least clean it and dress it. Or give you a good referral. It sounds like your dog needs some medical care.
Good advice, could've used this when I had two catahoula brothers. We had a pool back then and I would throw them in it when they started fighting. By the time they swam out they were best friends again lol. I will say this: do NOT scream/yell and do NOT separate them for too long. God bless
Thank you for sharing. We have 6 dogs on our little farm. 3 are rescues and 3 are not, 95 % of the time they get along great and if one of them makes an aggressive noise we immediately diffuse it with a simple "enough" loud vocal command.
The only time we ever have an exception is when no one realizes what is going on and then its to late. Your advice is logical, we will try it moving forward.
The only other process we have used successfully is when the pack starts fighting if they are near the pool or body of water I throw them all in the water.
I'm a fairly big guy and I don't think most people could throw a pack of dogs in the pool at one time so caution to you and safety for you first.
Great stuff, wish I knew this before my dog was attacked today. But now I know. Thx for putting this for me to learn how to handle..
My dogs have been fighting alot it sucks man. I'm gonna start walking them like you said thanks for this video man lots of good info 👍
👍🏻Excellent reminder, Great video, and funny. lol 😆 In my subconscious I would know to bring them back together when they calm down, but long walks together makes a lot of sense. We want them to learn they are part of a team and should get along.
Very coherent and logical explanation.
Thank you guys.
Thank you my dog had just got into a fight and this helps a lot
An he is a pitbull so he is strong
I've broken up fights and the best thing is to hold both of them and they will eventually let go if you are calm and don't pull on them.
But what if seconds count cause one dog has a death grip on the other ones neck and she’s basically dying how do you stop that?
I would just like to make a very serious safety point here. Snap collars or breakaway collars are designed to break away easily in the instance that another dog catches their jaw in the dogs collar. Using a belt buckle style collar is very, very unsafe. I can argue the methods for breaking up the fight and put my own ideas out there but I am not going to say that I know the “best” way. I just have to say this point about the collars because these men are advising you to put your dogs safety at risk. If your dogs fight often, there is even more chance they will catch their jaw in your other dogs collar. I would recommend using breakaway collars only and if you experience frequent dog fights consult a trainer to find the cause and prevent them from happening in the first place. Keep a slip lead near by if you need to get a good grip on your dog but please don’t use unsafe collars as a safety method. 😣
A real dogmen can break up a dogfight no problem. Carry a breaking stick. The more experience you have keeping calm and breaking up fights the better you will react when it's time and your dog will be safe. Don't panic, don't over react. Try and prevent any fights from happening in the first place. Good luck everybody and stay safe
I appreciate the info. Thank you!
I really appreciate this information. Thank you!
Thank you! Best advices in RUclips
I really like your advice because I have for pit bulls and just the other day my mail and my female got into a fight and my female got hurt really bad and I didn't know really what to do I tried to separate them but I wasn't strong enough so I yelled at them and tell they stopped because I didn't know what else to do now I know what to do by watching this video thank you so much but I got to say I did laugh when you said about sticking the finger in the ass I actually laughed so hard I peed myself I never heard anyone ever say that before to stop a fight this is the first time I'm hearing it LOL
Great video, I've heard all the different ways, and tried them in the past (apart from the finger up the ass, that ain't happening!), back legs up, hitting on top of head etc don't work. Keeping calm is the biggest challenge and the most important thing to do. Interesting what you say about walking them after (presuming they know each other/you know the owner). Thanks
No matter how many times I watch this video it cracks me the hell up. "Do NOT sick your finger in the dogs ass". 😂
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I agree though Brazilian Jiu Jitsu submissions can be very vital
The other thing that’s important to mention is that just because dogs fight it doesn’t mean they can’t ever live harmoniously again.
So while I’m glad you brought up all the don’ts in breaking up a pibble fight, I disagree with the advice of putting the dogs back together after an hour long walk. For me, after a fight, I go back to basics w/ both or all dogs involved. 1) Separate dogs & put them in safe places away from each other. 2) Once safe, go & assess dogs for any injuries. 3) let dogs decompress 4) go back to basics with both or all dogs- structure, leashed walks, training, loss of privileges like free play. 5) slowly reintroduce dogs involved in the fight, in a highly structured and managed environment.
Great advice thank u NY. yea i seen that on another youtube video, were a person said....Oh grab the back legs lol, horrible suggestion, could hurt there legs or u could get bit also, specially with a pitbull, they dont like strange people grabbing from behind almost natural for them to never let a strange person come up behind them. Thats what i have learned in all the years having ApbT and A. Staffordshire T.
Great video, invaluable knowledge. Thanks for producing this.
Great video! My Male Rottweiler and Male ChowChow recently fought. And i commited all the mistakes, except the finger in the ass lol. This video educated me a lot if theres a future incident. Thank you
Back legs thing works great unless you have a "lock jaw" situation. Different breeds need different approaches. Good call on a walk though for sure.
So many different variants in a dog fight, best thing is to look for the right breed, be aware, pay attention to your dogs behavior and most important, your dog depends on you don't put him or her in unsafe situations.
I wish I found this before my dogs starting fighting. I have 2 male dobermans who fight . Last night was horrible. I got bit too. Both both went to the animal hospital.
Is there any safer way of breaking up the fight if u alone. I don't think picking up to angry dogs and dragging them away is safe for the human at all
get small dogs, otherwise don't get dogs at all.
@@Ninjafoot100 shitty advice let's not do that
@@Ninjafoot100 I agree, If you can't beat the dog in the fight, you shouldn't own it.
Your not beating to pitbull be careful ive been stiched up broken wrist from bites and it hurts badly
A lot of respect for this video, good work guys
This guy knows what he's doing.
I'm 12 I had to break up a German Shepherd, pitbull, black mouth cur, fight and this is very helpful
I have two 120lb dogs that fight. Not so easy to pick up
Polar Bear omg same but they are dobermans and grew up together since they were born but arnt sibling
@@savannahselner2304 yours must be faaaat af
U sure they're dogs
@@savannahselner2304 where in the sweet holy fuck did you find 120lb dobermans?
Than you need to teach them to be non aggressive through a professional dog handler. If not fine 1 a new home as bad as that may sound not trying to be mean but you could have serious altercations to where you a loved one or even your dogs themselves and be seriously injured or killed. :( saddens me to say that but it’s my best recommendation
So our dogs had a massive fight,one was seriously i injured. What’s the best way to introduced them again
I thought this video was very informative. Thank you for posting!
This makes so much sense. I have 3 dogs, 2 female 1 male, all 6 months old. One of the female came to us when she was 2 months. The females have recently been fighting alot i guess to assert dominance, like who was there first. At first play fighting then without notice it turns serious. I think I did everything wrong, hence why I'm watching these vids now. I went blank and panicked and tried to pull collar of the dog who started the fight but she was under the other and my hand ended up in between them both and well I think you can guess what happened next. They were totally latched onto one another by the ear and whatnot. Everything seemed like it was hapoing so fast. I was scared and sadden to see my babies behaving like that. When we eventually got them to let go they had bloody marks on them :'(
Any advice for 2 non neutered male dogs fighting- 9mo-32lb frenchie puppy vs 3yo- 65lb pitbull.
my terrier was attacked while i had him on the lead from a staffy that had got out of someone's house, from a moment of chilling out to one of total chaos, my dog was being dragged by his legs and when i got him up and in my arms the staffy jumped and got his leg again so i had to drop him or he would lose his leg. i had to use extreme violence against this dog to save mine, the worst part was the noise from my dog screaming.
anyway this is how i came to your video and i can see its more for dogs that know each other. all good.
i was lucky plus i train a bit but what about older people, what advice would you give?
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markaz08 you should of stomped on the dog
gRaZ are you fucking daft ?
Rip Pepperoni wtf does daft mean fix your grammar
gRaZ thick stupid
Daft and draft beer are thick dense
Håvard Frøyen and you might be the dumb one you wouldnt save your dog from some random
Very informative, thank you!
Thanks for the super advise. You guys rock!
I am a mother with two dobermans for protection for my children and me, we also have a bulldog , They got in a fight today and I’m here to try to find help cause it’s never happened before and I could not get my dogs to let go of each other , I am alone and had no one to help me. Every time I got one to let go the other wouldn’t . What can I do ? I don’t want to have to keep them separated from one another . But this was one of the scariest things of my life , my children were all in here and my baby in her swing and they are wonderful dogs and great with my children but this happened out of no where, there were no treats out the toys were up, they were laying underneath my dining table together and it just happened. Energy wasn’t high, Sorry to write so much but I’m looking for help so it doesn’t happen again or if it does maybe I can have more insight. Both dogs have vigorous training but when this happened I couldn’t handle both of them on my own, I didn’t have the hands and was not strong enough ,They wouldn’t listen to my commands I literally thought for a second my children’s dog might die . She is pretty beat up and it happened this morning but my vet took care of her . They are both 3 years old the dobermans any way, and my bulldog is a year , it has never happened before . I’m sorry I’m just still rattled and at a loss. What I don’t get is my Dobermans are the ones who have training and are great But they teamed up on my children’s bulldog . I got them to finally let go of her but I did get bit. But it’s ok , my children are all ok and my dogs. But I have never had them do this before . I have been with dogs all my life but this happened and I couldn’t neutralize the situation, so I’m curious on if you could please give any insight ? I know your video was posted 4 years ago and I’m sorry, but I’m searching RUclips for some advice .
thanks! I do Rover & wanted to know how to break up by myself if ever needed
What about using a stun gun or electric collars? What is your opinion of neutering? The general consensus I get is that does not stop fighting. How do you train a 3 1/2 yo dog to honor the 5-6 yo dog being the alpha male dog?
Great video, guys. Thank you!
Love what you all do... Keep it up
Thank you so much for sharing and everything that you guys do ❤️
Great video gentlemen
Pure gold. Not easy to separate two fighting dogs on your own, as your own adrenalin is rushing too. My neghbour got bitten trying to get between her dog and ours. And so right not to hit either dog as that will just escalate matters. How about we think more re why dogs fight and how to prevent it in the first place? It's usually humans being clueless that causes it.
Thank you so much.
It really sucks. I'm glad I saw this video. I've had to break up a big dog fight before. It sucks having to choke out your 225lb great Dane/french mastiff until he calms down. He's SOOO big it's scary when another dog comes into the yard. He is always on a chain but he's busted out of it before. If a fight happens again I hope there's a second person that's not too scared to help me and grab the other dog. It's heartbreaking having a dog with a complex like this. When he flips out it takes ALOT for him to calm down. Tender love doesn't always work but tough love does. Either way he's my big boy and I love him. He's never hurt a person. But he has killed 2 pits that walked up into the yard and started a fight with him. Two separate occasions. But strays and mean dogs don't come in the yard anymore so that's good. No matter how upset my boy gets he will never hurt the kids. He's turned on me before but a big guy like him you kinda have to dominate him when they get like that. Flip him on his back and pin him a bit while rubbing his chest and belly talking nicely to him. Lol he's a tough ass dog for sure lol. And a sweetheart 99% of the time.
What to do if I come across two dogs fighting but both have no collars on. What do I do then to separate them?