Dog mom issues warning over how to separate fighting pups – a common tactic makes it worse, what to do instead
A DOG mom has shared her tips for how to separate two pups who are about to get into a fight.
She cautioned against a commonly-used tactic that she warned could just make the situation worse.
Cece (@ceceandherpups) shared the advice with over 300,000 TikTok followers.
“The owners were trying to rip the dogs apart but they didn’t know how to do it properly,” she said.
“What they were doing ended up causing more damage — one dog had a hold of the ear,” she said, grimacing.
After witnessing the fight, she ran outside of her front door to yell at her neighbors.
“Pull them apart by their back legs,” she advised.
“The owners need to go from behind and grab their back legs, lift their back legs up, and pull them apart.”
“This will cause the dog to let go and turn — he may try to bite you so beware of that,” she warned.
Another method to break up the fight is to grab the scruff where their tail is and yank up on it.
“Lastly, if a dog is attacking a child, you need to get that dog off the child immediately,” she said.
“Go in and choke the dog out, whether it’s grabbing the collar so that it cuts off airflow, you can use a leash and grab it around their neck to cut off the airflow, your hand, or your arm,” she added.
People took to the comments to share their thoughts on her tips.
“A choke out is actually the safest regardless of whos in the fight!” said one commenter.
“And if all else fails… You can go the nasty route. I’ve seen dog owners stick their thumbs up the dogs behind. That will most likely make them stop,” added another.