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Two Staffies
25 May 2004 15:39Today I had the entertainment of watching two staffies try to kill each other. The owner and his friends decided to take them off their leads on the Backs, and the dogs had a funny turn and attacked each other. There was much shouting and screaming of the F-work, the girls yelling, "They're going to kill each other!", the guy calling the dogs, "You f-ing idoits!" (which I'm sure did a whole load to calm them down, and a short burst of general pandemonium among the group.
Now, I may not be an expert in dog behaviour, but I was under the impression that when two dogs get crazy like that, yelling and screaming at them tends to excite them further.
I'm also not entirely sure that when two staffies are fighting, it's a good thing to let your small toddler-creatures wander close to have a look :S
Eventually he managed to get them to stop by effectively standing on their heads. They went back on their leads, and were checked over for injuries (I wasn't wearing my glasses, but I couldn't see any obvious blood.) The girls made a big fuss of the smaller of the two dogs.
OK, anyone know what the proper way to react is, when you have two dogs fighting? Do staffies in such a situation commonly fight to the point of death or serious injury?
Now, I may not be an expert in dog behaviour, but I was under the impression that when two dogs get crazy like that, yelling and screaming at them tends to excite them further.
I'm also not entirely sure that when two staffies are fighting, it's a good thing to let your small toddler-creatures wander close to have a look :S
Eventually he managed to get them to stop by effectively standing on their heads. They went back on their leads, and were checked over for injuries (I wasn't wearing my glasses, but I couldn't see any obvious blood.) The girls made a big fuss of the smaller of the two dogs.
OK, anyone know what the proper way to react is, when you have two dogs fighting? Do staffies in such a situation commonly fight to the point of death or serious injury?
