How to Stop a Dog Fight - Stop a Dog From Fighting

How to stop a dog fight.  Dr. Dennis Fetko, "Dr. Dog" here...A man in my county was killed trying to protect his dog from an attack by his neighbor's dogs.  There's nothing amusing about a dogfight--or its outcome!  Learn how to stop a dog fight...

As with stopping any behavior problem, preventing a dog fight is easier than stopping a dog fight and there's a lot you can do to avoid dogfights in the first place.  To prevent dog fights between two dogs that are yours, the most important thing to remember is this:  the more dogs have in common, the more likely they are to fight with each other. 

Fortunately, we don't have to concern ourselves with things that don't matter to dogs, like size or color.  Preventing dog fights in the first place is preferable to having to learn how to stop a dog fight.  So, if you are wondering, "How do I stop my dogs from fighting?" the preferred way of preventing dogfights is to choose two dogs that are very different from each other.

The four most critical factors in preventing dog fights by owning two dogs that are not similar are:  age, sex (and neutering), temperament, and early social learning.  A recipe for disaster is two un-neutered female littermates. Talk about a lit fuse!  You're betting their lives and your family's safety that their temperaments alone are so different that they won't have to stop dog fights.  You've got better odds in the lottery.  Sure, someone wins the lottery!  But for every winner, there are ten million losers.  Great odds--especially when the loser gets killed or injured in a dog fight.

In my training ebook, Dr. Dog's Behavior Solutions, you will find extensive information about stopping dog fights whether the dogs are yours or not and about preventing dog fights. If the two dogs involved in the dog fight are both yours, my ebook describes how to treat your dogs so that they are comfortable in their pack position--this, in itself can stop your dogs from fighting.

The poll in the next section shows that many dog owners have fighting problems between their own dogs.  Do you try to treat your dogs equally with treats, affection, and reprimands?  Do you determine who is the "leader" and defer to him or her?

It may surprise you to learn that how you choose and use your dogs' names can stop dogs from fighting. Learn more about choosing and using your dog's name to prevent dog fights.  Also there are some powerful things you can do to enhance the bonding between your dogs.  Learn more in my training ebook, Dr. Dog's FAST, EASY, FUN Behavior Solutions.