June 01, 2011
In your experience, how effective is pepper spray in breaking up a dog fight?
Full Question:
Hello Ed and Cindy,In your experience, how effective is pepper spray in breaking up a dog fight?
Occasionally (say once a year) my 2 rescue boxers will fight with each other. My alpha female goes after my (much larger and younger) male. The male then has to defend himself as the female will repeatedly go after him, and he has hurt the female before. We eventually are able to break them up, but I know how foolish it is to try to break up a dog fight, especially if you are by yourself.
I have ordered your Dominant Dog collar and your Dealing with Dominant and Aggressive Dogs DVD but in the meantime, I wanted to know if having pepper spray as a back up is a good idea, just in case.
Sincerely,
Katherine
Cindy's Answer:
Pepper spray is a good back up, if you make sure to take wind into consideration. There is no way to predict whether the spray will be effective but it’s better than not having anything. Some dogs will be affected by it and others won’t.
Ed has written an article about what to do if you are attacked by a stray or loose dog. There is info about pepper spray in this article.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Rhodes
Ed has written an article about what to do if you are attacked by a stray or loose dog. There is info about pepper spray in this article.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Rhodes
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