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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you ask the neighbor if you can try something to get the dogs to like each other. Maybe go for a walk together a few times?

I have a dog who can be a jerk and my friend got a dog also a jerk. ( we both also have 2 non jerk dogs) so we just kept walking and kept them on short leashes, gradually they started ignoring each other. Now they can walk next to each other and there is no growling or snarling.
Might be worth a try.[/quote]

We've tried this and letting them meet in a neutral area, but no dice.  As soon as they see each other the growling starts.  When they get close, lunging starts.  We have a fenced in dog park in our neighborhood and we tried letting them meet there again.  We both kept them on short leashes but as soon as they were close enough, they were lunging and trying to bite each other.  I 100% believe that these two would fight to the death.

I doubt she'd be up for walks together as when she walks her dog, she has one kid in a stroller and one kid on a balance bike.

It's very frustrating that they hate each other.  And not something I've dealt with before.    [/quote]
 Keeping them on a short leash actually increases aggressive behavior with dogs. [b]It’s better to have them off leash [/b]That’s one of the reasons that you’re supposed to take a dog off leash in the little fenced area right before you enter the dog park.  I would try it again. However both dogs unleashed.[/quote]
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Yeah - I listened to an idiot once who insisted this to me and so our unleashed dogs proceeded to run all over the place killing each other.
It was not fun and it wasn’t easy to get them in control again.
You don’t let two dogs who currently hate each other off leash together. Do not do that.[/b] [/quote]

Ugh, that sounds awful!
I'm sorry you had to go through that, it sounds traumatizing.

My brother is a K-9 instructor & he said that the greatest way to get your dog away from another dog in a fight, is to get behind your dog & grab his hind legs like a wheel barrel & pull him backwards at least 10-20 feet.

You can accomplish this with any dog, even if it's not yours (like if say it's attacking your dog). The reason this works so successfully is because NO dog will have the reach to be able to bite you from that position... their head will be far enough away (unlike, if you try to stick your hand between two dogs who are fighting, even your own dog will bite you then).

He also said that once you've removed your dog from the situation (again, 10-20 feet away) your dog will almost always begin to calm their demeanor.  They'll no longer be infused with adrenaline because you've interrupted their focus.

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