Lesson , attack, slight injury

you know there is definate understanding in this house for what you had happen. It's so hard not to react the way you want to and try to think of what you are suppose to do, isn't it? I can tell you these tips that are easier to read than to do (believe me, I know...): don't put your hand, face or anything near a dogs face during an attack. they can/do/will transgress that energy and aggression onto you; seperate both dogs but if you can only grab one, take the aggressor away; crate them seperately but in the same room afterwards so that the aggressor doesn't see "pity" on the other dog and thinkg that they won the fight; and this last one, which is the hardest for us humans to recall, is that dogs live in the now. After the fight, we tend to remember it way longer than they do. The slightest change can make a huge difference and checking with your vet is important. I'm glad it wasn't worse than it could have been -- keep your hands away to stay safe!

It is so scary when something like this happens. Miles went after Daisy a few weeks ago and I had to pull him off of her. My husband grabbed Daisy. In our case we found out that since both dogs love to play ball, they can not play ball together. Daisy is the better ball player and, I think, Miles just got jealous that she got the ball most of the time. Miles was here this past weekend and found 4 balls in the house and took them outside. He just played with them by himself and everything was fine. Daisy stayed away from him.
I hope your hand heals quickly.

Wow, I feel for you. I've actually had my wrist almost broken from a dog bite. We used to have 2 very dominant male dogs and the younger one decided one day to attack. Out of instinct I tried to step between them and grap the aggressor. Not a smart idea considering he weighs 125 pounds, but I reached for him just as he was going for the other dogs throat and he got my wrist instead. Bad thing was, then the older dog went into protective mode and things just got worse. Unfortunately my husband wasn't home, but thank god my neighbor heard me screamimg at the boys and came over to help me break them up. I was eternally grateful, not to many neighbors would help break up a fight between 2 100+ pound dogs. Hope your wrist heals soon!

Kirby gave me a nasty bite from trying to break up him and Hoover, brusing and 2 puncture wounds. Knowing where Kirby's mouth has been I assumed I'd eventually have to have my hand amputated from bacteria. Kind of like a komodo dragon bite. I cleaned it REALLY good! It's just a natural reaction to reach down and try to break them up.

I've done it too. Sheila was "correcting" Charlie, and I grabbed for the wrong collar at the wrong time and got Charlie's correction on my arm. Even through the sweatshirt, I had several puncture wounds. At least I didn't have to worry about doggie saliva. Lesson learned at my house.

It seems like most of Maddie and Sydney's fights have happened at the door, but they happen so quickly that I have never been able to tell who was the aggressor. They both get treated the same, in their crates right next to each other after it happens. It's always so terrifying, yet, it's rare for any blood to be drawn. It has taken 2 of us to pull them off one another at times, and at other times one will be dangling from the other while we have them up in the air. Thank Dog they do live in the moment!