How to Understand & Prevent Dog Fights

How to Understand & Prevent Dog Fights

Dogs are very active creatures that enjoy being able to run
and jump and play. This need for physical activity is
usually satisfied by being able to be outside for a
specific time every day. Some dogs have no problem playing
with humans, or other dogs; on the other hand, some dogs do
not play well with other dogs. It is important to know
your own dogs personality regarding fighting before you
take a walk or go to a park where other dogs may be.

There are different reasons a dog fights other dogs, and
each dog's case is different. Two dogs that live in the
same house may have completely different reasons for
wanting to fight other dogs. There are a couple ways of
finding out why a dog fights, but neither one is used
widely.

Both ways of finding out a reason for the fights involves a
professional, but neither way is common because they do not
get much results. The first is to take your dog to a
professional to be analyzed. This does not get results
because the dog can not answer questions, so it is hard for
us to get a good idea of what happened in the past to lead
the dog to act this way. The second way is for the owner
to go see a professional and discuss the dogs issues and
how to help them, this is also not very popular either.

One way you can try and understand the dog's aggression or
reason to fight is to look at the present circumstances
your dog is dealing with. Look at the dogs surroundings,
and try to figure out what is causing this behavior. If
your dog is fighting every time another dog tries to come
onto his territory, maybe he is afraid that the intruder is
going to hurt his owner, or himself.

Some dogs fight as a way to survive and obviously if your
dog is being attacked you would want them to defend
themselves. Dog fights are very serious and dangerous, if
your dog is involved in a dog fight you will want to keep
your distance so that you don't get hurt, unless you know
what you are doing. Dog fights can cause serious damage to
both dogs, and could end in the death of one or both of the
dogs.

When you are trying to stop a dog fight the best way is to
wait until you can safely grab a collar, this is the safest
way to get involved. Chances are this will not stop the
fight though, but it will help keep the dogs under control.

You will also want to be careful because one minute it
could be friendly play between friends, but quickly turn
into a serious dog fight. It is not the playful dog
fighting that anybody is worried about, playful dog fights
are a great way for young dogs to strengthen their limbs,
and body. It is also a great way for dogs to burn off
excess energy. Only by paying attention to your dogs
personality will you be able to tell if they are involved
in a playful fight or a more serious dog fight.

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