| A word of caution unless you are an experienced | | | | aggression mode and will too occupied to notice you |
| dog handler you do want to use common sense | | | | approaching. |
| judgment before deciding to break up a dog fight. If | | | | What each person needs to do to their designated |
| the dog is naturally a strong breed like pit bulls, or | | | | dog is to grab the dog's hind legs and raise them up |
| American Staffordshire Terrier or Rottweilers I would | | | | like you are about to push a wheelbarrow. When you |
| not even consider approaching both dogs, but instead | | | | have their legs pulled up you then begin to pull them |
| you should contact Animal Services or if there is an | | | | apart from each other. It is critical here to make sure |
| experienced dog handler near by for help. Even if you | | | | you are strong enough to keep the dogs pulled apart |
| happen to be the owner of one of the involved dogs | | | | from each other; otherwise if you lose your handle |
| you do not want to get in the way. This warning is | | | | on the dogs they will jump right back into the fight. |
| to prevent you from turning into a victim. If you | | | | Another important step here is you cannot only pull |
| attempted to pull the dogs apart during the height of | | | | the dogs apart, but as you pull them apart you need |
| their aggression you are very likely to be bitten. In a | | | | to begin forcing the dog to turn in a circle. By doing |
| worse case scenario the dogs may turn their | | | | this you prevent the dog from curling around to bite |
| aggression towards you and you could get mauled if | | | | you. |
| the dogs were large. | | | | When you begin to turn in a circular motion you force |
| The most effective way to break up a fight | | | | the dog to sidestep its front legs in the same |
| between two dogs requires a two person approach. | | | | direction as you so it does not fall down. Once you |
| This is the safest way to prevent either party from | | | | have this control over the dog you can force the |
| being bitten. First plan on which person is going to | | | | dog to go somewhere else so it cannot get injured |
| grab which dog first. Once you have that decided | | | | or injure other dogs. Whatever it takes just do not |
| then you can approach the dogs with caution and | | | | let the dogs go or their natural instinct will be to |
| remain calm. The dogs will most likely be in high | | | | revert back to aggression. |