If my dog should get into a fight, how should I deal with it?
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When wild dogs fight they seldom inflict serious injuries on each other. A heavy dog usually has the advantage because it may more easily unbalance its adversary. Eventually the weaker dog has to let go of its grip and adopts the submissive posture, whereupon the winner withdraws. But domestic breeds of dog which have been selected for their aggressive tendencies often continue to fight beyond this point. A terrier, for example, although technically defeated, may sometimes continue to fight almost to the death. Unlike the situation in the wild, the winning dog will sometimes continue to fight although the other dog has already surrendered.
The best way for an owner to break up a dog fight is to walk away and call his dog from a distance. This has the effect of withdrawing the owner’s ’support’ for the dog, thus weakening his confidence and therefore his aggression. As a result the dog often decides to withdraw from the contest. However, onlookers may react unfavorably to this apparently cowardly approach. Attempts to separate the dogs physically may simply intensify the fighting. A dog receiving a blow, or feeling itself being seized, will probably assume that the other dog is responsible and respond with added ferocity. It is better to throw a bucket of cold water over the combatants, which may produce a lull in the fighting during which they can be seized and separated.
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