On another dog? I read the "How to Break up a dog FIGHT" here but wondered how it would be different if you were dealing with a dog ATTACKING your younger/older/smaller dog with intent to kill?

In another forum I belong to, the lady was out walking her Standard Poodle when a PB attacked the dog. The lady succeeded in shielding it mostly with her body, with the PB trying desperately to kill it, and the Poodle screaming like crazy. Luckily she didn't suffer any bites in the process but her Poodle was gripped and skin was torn on his hip, resulting in stitches and a drain.

The Poodle was NOT trying to fight back and the PB was trying to KILL. What is the best thing to do in that situation? If this has already been discussed, can someone direct me to the post or webcast here?

Whew!! I will be very interested to hear the answers!

Well, I don't think there can be one, will work for everyone answer. What I can do probably won't be the same as what you would be able to do Carol, and is also going to vary with the dogs involved. A walking stick may be right, pepper spray maybe. In some places, a gun.

I've been bitten protecting my dog. I got bit holding my son out of the way. I've broken up dog fights and watched people try to break up dog fights. Its different every time.

Had 2 ausie shepherds attack my female a while back & it was awful...each dog trying to grab her by the back leg, I was able to kick one off of her that was on my side of her..,but it was impossible to kick the other one away...all this while litterly dragging my dog by the leash back into my truck. This happened within 8 ft of the back of my truck! I couldn't even pick her up to get her away from him. And to boot these were a friends dogs that were supposed to be closed in the cellar of the house & also secured behind a locked gate in the back of their yard. These dogs had a history of attacks on neighbor's dogs & were PTS after this attack. I Had only taken my dog out to 'potty' before heading back home that was over an hours drive away. I had just put my other dog, a 12 week old puppy(at the time), back in the truck just before taking her out.

Even though I didn't see any cuts or blood on her...I took her immediately to the vet to be checked. She was really sore for a couple of days but nothing worse.....except solidifing her now well understood dog aggressive behavior. After that what dog wouldn't be?! AGH!!

There have been additonal attacked on my dogs together by other dogs off leash by owners with no recall. They have been attacked 4 times. I have chased these dogs, yelled at them, kicked at them while they have tried to attack my dogs. One of the times I was so pissed off that this pitty came after my female out on the field (dragging a leash behind him & the owner running after him), I just let my dogs chase off the attacking dog. The odds of 2 against one (my male jumped in to protect his female & pack mate)...made the dog change his mind about attacking my female.

As long as you take your dogs out in public & even in many cases on your own property, there will be dogs loose or turned loose ,with no recall, by STUPID owners & we will be left to deal with it whatever way you possibly can. I have started to have a walking stick in close proxinmity when I take my dogs out on the fields to run them of late...just decided I need to be prepared as much as possible.

I think that as Steve said...you have to do whatever you can do at the time of the attack to protect you dogs as best you can & be as prepared as much as possible. Eash incident is different. It is alot easier to carry a walking stick when walking 1 dog then it is 2, as I personally, walk a dog on each side of me.

I agree with Steve. Although if my dog wasn't the one attacking and would stop on command, than I would try and get ahold of the attacking dog. Of course, you may get bitten in the process but I feel it would be easier to protect my dog by holding back the offending dog. I would not drag or pull my dog away as it would illicit a more prey drive in the attacking dog; rendering my dog defenseless.

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I would not drag or pull my dog away as it would illicit a more prey drive in the attacking dog; rendering my dog defenseless.

In my case...it was the only way to get her to the safety of the truck. As soon as I saw these dogs coming to attack her I had headed to the truck...so I was only about 4-feet from the truck when they attacked. The 1 dog that I was kicking at was still trying to get at her & the other dog had hold of her leg & would not let go. As soon as I had her next to the truck to help her jump in I could get at the other dog & kick him away & they took off & ran back to the house.

There was no prey drve triggered by moving the dog a few feet when they were already attacking her.
Had I been 20 feet away it would have been an issue.

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 Quote: Tanya Moyer

I would not drag or pull my dog away as it would illicit a more prey drive in the attacking dog; rendering my dog defenseless.

In my case...it was the only way to get her to the safety of the truck. As soon as I saw these dogs coming to attack her I had headed to the truck...so I was only about 4-feet from the truck when they attacked. The 1 dog that I was kicking at was still trying to get at her & the other dog had hold of her leg & would not let go. As soon as I had her next to the truck to help her jump in I could get at the other dog & kick him away & they took off & ran back to the house.

There was no prey drve triggered by moving the dog a few feet when they were already attacking her.
Had I been 20 feet away it would have been an issue.

I wasn't criticizing your reaction, Anne, so I hope you didn't take it personally. I've just seen people try and drag their dog by the leash while another dog was attacking. Like you I would have tried to pick up my dog (if it was possible) and get them to safety first. The last time a dog ran up to Enzo, I had a dominant collar on him and had to lasso him up while kicking the other dog off him. It's hard to say how we will react when an incident happens.

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On another dog? I read the "How to Break up a dog FIGHT" here but wondered how it would be different if you were dealing with a dog ATTACKING your younger/older/smaller dog with intent to kill?

I should probabaly read the article before I say this because there could me more to it then what I'm thinking about, but I saw someone try lifting the dogs back legs in a nasty fight between a Pyrenees and a Rott. It didnt stop anything. That Pyrenees wasnt letting go.

Here's a recent newsletter video:

http://leerburg.com/flix/player.php/893/How_to_Break_up_a_Dog_Fight

But of course, this is about a dogfight --- both dogs engaged.


Edited by Connie Sutherland (07/20/2012 07:33 PM)
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 Quote: Tanya Moyer

.... Like you I would have tried to pick up my dog (if it was possible) and get them to safety first. The last time a dog ran up to Enzo, I had a dominant collar on him and had to lasso him up while kicking the other dog off him.

This sounds like what I would try to do.