The best way to break up a dog fight is to throw water on the dogs. This will usually startle the dogs enough to stop the fighting. Breaking up a dog fight can with your hands can be very dangerous as you are liable to get bit or scratched. When I go to the dog park I bring a half gallon tupperware container full of water. It's been enough to break up any altercation between dogs. Most dog parks have a faucet so I can refill it if I need to.
My two male dogs will occasionally fight, and my friend told me: let them fight, they aren't doing it to kill eachother if they aren't drawing blood -- I realized , this is true -- they stop on their own, don't draw blood, so am assuming it is just to establish pecking order. Of course, these are my own two dogs been together for 4 years at home, not at a public facility.
As a professional dog trainer, I must disagree with your suggestion of throwing water on fighting dogs. When two dogs are fighting, the best thing to do is get another person to help you. Get behind one of the dogs and grab it's back feet at the ankles (if you can). Pull the dog away from the other one and put a leash on the dog if you have one. The other person can either do the same to the other dog or just put a leash on it and get it under control. When a dog is engaged in a fight, it's brain is only focused on fighting and nothing else. Calling the dog, yelling at the dog and grabbing the dog by the collar will not work, in fact, you are likely to get bit even if you are the dog's owner. The dog doesn't care who you are or what you are doing, all it wants to do is kill the other dog. Water might work but not likely. I suppose if you were to spray the dog up it's nose so it can't breathe, that might slow him down but it won't contain him when his brain is excited in fighting. Pepper spray will work and it does sound harsh to use this on your dog but it's better than your dog getting killed or maimed.
theres another way i know of that also works. Ive seen water not work but PEPPER just about always works! they have to sneeze and feel temporary pain long enuf to stop the fight. Also, pepper weighs a lot less lol. :)
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