Dog Fight!!! What would you do?

Me & My friend

Me & My friend

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When i walk my dogs I hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Sometimes in a sudden worse case scenario there is no "fair" ....only reality, in order to survive the moment.
These type of situations are not a dogs fault. When a dog doesn't have pronounced & competent pack leader/trainer .... the dog WILL naturally take the lead & determine what goes down, regardless. When a human ignores the nature of a dog ,when there are risks, it's the Humans "fault"...... not the dog's.
I usually carry one of these but will only use it as a last resort in a bad situation.

When another pooch approaches.....I don't assume it's to attack unless it's completely obvious. But even then, I'm more prone to want to use it on the ignorant & careless dog owner. Everyone survives without permanent injury & lessons are usually quickly learned....unfair as it is.
First dissuade the dog from the attack on you & yours....then politely kill all the flies that are on its ignorant owner if/when they react like their dog.



Unclebaldrick said:
Well I don't know what you should do... But your dog should do an Immelmann in order to get on the other dog's tail. That probably won't work but it will give him the initiative. Exactly what he should do next depends on the turning capabilities and power of the other dog, but I would suggest initiating a rolling scissors.
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Don't forget to flip & roll.
 
lahadaextranjera

lahadaextranjera

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Wilksey said:
First, skip the "dog park", as they are for TARDS'. Period.

You yourself wrote...


...so you are aware of the problem.

So why go?

"Dog parks" are not only a haven for retarded clueless owners and their untrained mongrels, but they're also a haven for untreated / undiagnosed canine maladies that get passed along via "play", ingesting contaminated feces, fights, or whatever. I wouldn't EVER bring my dogs to those places as they're basically canine cesspools.

Second, if you want your dog not to fight other dogs, it's going to have to have confidence in you as a leader and protector. That means you have to step in and resolve aggressive situations BEFORE the other dog can get to your dog, which isn't too much of a challenge with most pet dogs. If you don't have the physical bearing or composition to impose yourself between two dogs, then ALWAYS walk with a big ass "walking stick" and use it to steer away / beat the shit out of any aggressive pet dog that comes your way. When your dog sees, and realizes, that YOU are the one that will "take care of business", they will defer to YOU when other dogs show some aggression.

Lastly, a fairly safe option to break up a dog fight is simply to grab the aggressive dog by the rear legs, spread them apart, and while pulling the dog off the "victim" dog, swing the little guy in a circle so he can't simply turn around and bite you. TWO people are preferred for this technique, one for each dog, but you can usually manage it alone in a pinch. If you find a dog not wanting to release a bite grip, a knuckle punch to the asshole is usually enough to make the dog refocus and release the bite. Make sure you have a plan for what you're going to do with the dogs when you DO pull them apart, be it a boot to their ass, or whatever.

Best of luck to you and your dog, regardless.
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The reason I live in my area is because of the park. There's only two in the whole city. If you see Barcelona on a map you'll see what I mean.

I had enough of splitting up my GSD fighting when I was a teenager. At least I'd give him a beating, apologise to the owner and march him off. This bitch just wanted to carry on walking until she saw me going for it.

I like him to interact and socialise with other dogs. He's had his shots, flea treatment and worming pills. He's not even two years old yet and when I got him at ten mths he was very timid and nervous. We soon made dog walking friends and as we walked in a 'pack' the attacks lessened and he gained confidence. I feel like he's still growing up, he's not an adult dog yet.

Last week he had two fights, one he instigated over a stick with a big 5 yr old we know. And also another GSD which was old. It chased him and he switched on it. It then backed off. He also but my bf on the ass when we were playing about.

Usually I'll step back and watch their behaviour but todays incident happened too quickly.

I think it's pathetic to buy into the attitude of ''my dog can handle himself and is unapproachable towards other dogs, im fortunate'. No, you're the owner of an antisocial dog. Exactly what I don't want.

Like I've said before, it'll be all my fault when he retaliates because of his breed. The clamp down has made it difficult, especially when other dangerous breeds are exempt.

Right now he's sitting next to me growling at the Shar Pei downstairs! Lol. It'd kill him! He's such a big softy, I just want him to stay this way. But would I do it again? Without a doubt.

The cat has come over now and he's trembling! Lol
 
lahadaextranjera

lahadaextranjera

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Dr.Pecker said:
In the usa if your dog isn't on a leash and hurts another dog you could get sued,end up paying the vet bill. If it bites a person it could get put down. Use a leash.
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Well yes. This is my point entirely. I even shouted at her 'where's your lead and muzzle?'. Her dog could run around with a muzzle on. Then it wouldn't be attacking other dogs. However, GSD are not on the new list of dangerous dogs.

My dog is really friendly and well known in the park.
Parents use him as a 'dog introduction' for their kids.

Once I was in the kids zone talking to parents who were getting their 18 mth and 3 yr old to stroke him and my friends GSD snatched the ball from the little girls hand!! She didn't even reprimand it. It could've taken the hand with it! I stopped walking with her due to lack of control. It was embarrassing.
 
sunni

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Singlemalt said:
what the hell kind of school is this?
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they do it in a lot of schools in canada, pets have been proven to relieve stress,
so its helpful to students to have an opportunity to get some puppy lovin , i really enjoyed it..
i had an exam yesterday and pet the pets too

In my class before start youre allowed to smudge, meditate or pray or whatever youre religion does before the exam we take an extra 5 minutes to do it in quietness
 
Singlemalt

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sunni said:
they do it in a lot of schools in canada, pets have been proven to relieve stress,
so its helpful to students to have an opportunity to get some puppy lovin , i really enjoyed it..
i had an exam yesterday and pet the pets too

In my class before start youre allowed to smudge, meditate or pray or whatever youre religion does before the exam we take an extra 5 minutes to do it in quietness
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Interesting, I went all the way thru grad school and never once was any concern given to whatever stress the students might have lol.
 
sunni

sunni

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Singlemalt said:
Interesting, I went all the way thru grad school and never once was any concern given to whatever stress the students might have lol.
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my school was rated number 1 by students which is really cool
they have a lot of cool /neat things they do

we have feasts for native culture, and pow wows, and we have a free christmas dinner for all students and family plus they have free gifts for students with children and santa , free workshops like making gloves and hats for gifts
every wednesday is soup day in the native wing, free soup as much as youd like
we have a campus bar that does free bbqs throughout the school year

there is always something going on at my school
 
Hookabelly

Hookabelly

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Singlemalt said:
Interesting, I went all the way thru grad school and never once was any concern given to whatever stress the students might have lol.
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Different times now for sure. I am an animal lover but frankly I'm getting tired of everyone feeling entitled to bring their pets into any establishment. It started int he giant hardware stores. (I did bring my dog years ago sometimes) but now I've seen them in grocery stores (a huge NO IMO), malls, and even some restaurants. This anthropomorphizing (sp?) of pets has to end. It's damaging to their instincts. Dogs are meant to be related to as they are accustomed (like DOGS) not people. Most of the stuff humans do and how they train dogs is counter productive to the animal.

Just watch Ceaser Milan's old Dog whisperer episodes. He is right on in his philosophy.
 
sunni

sunni

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Hookabelly said:
Different times now for sure. I am an animal lover but frankly I'm getting tired of everyone feeling entitled to bring their pets into any establishment. It started int he giant hardware stores. (I did bring my dog years ago sometimes) but now I've seen them in grocery stores (a huge NO IMO), malls, and even some restaurants. This anthropomorphizing (sp?) of pets has to end. It's damaging to their instincts. Dogs are meant to be related to as they are accustomed (like DOGS) not people. Most of the stuff humans do and how they train dogs is counter productive to the animal.

Just watch Ceaser Milan's old Dog whisperer episodes. He is right on in his philosophy.
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mm some guy brought his dog intot he bank last time i was there

this is a bit different though its set up through the school and these dogs actually "work" or rather go to all the senior homes here, so its something their trained to do as helping dogs
 
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