What to do immediately after a dog fight?
Emma Tromp
2025-05-19 10:37:32
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If a fight happens you must stay calm. You have to stay as calm as you possibly can. Do: If the dogs are not locked together you should take something from the environment like a couch cushion, bar stool, chair, trash can, etc. and use that to separate the dogs like a battering ram. Once they are apart they may come back to fight so you may only have 2-3 seconds to get the dogs under physical control by throwing one behind a door or having someone else take one dog while you control one.
After the fight has been broken up you should immediately get both dogs to lay down and become calm where the fight happened. If it takes 3o minutes, so be it. Once they are calm and tired you are going to let them back together. MUST: WALK THEM TOGETHER AFTER A FIGHT AS FAR/LONG AS YOU CAN. VERY IMPORTANT! Once the fight ends and you have calmed them you need to make a quick medical check. If one or both of the dogs are seriously injured you need to take the appropriate medical steps and get them to a vet immediately. Don't: Wait. If there are injuries - you need to get them help.
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