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Originally Posted by heRS
Dog trainer here: When 2 dogs fight your best bet it to figure out who is the "aggressor" and hold that dogs' tail to give the other one a chance to get away. Never try to get between them! In the above scenario, I would have taken a hold of the female's tail to let the male get away. When you hold their rear legs or tail as described, the dog is still focused on the other dog and is less likely to bite you. Hands off procedure, a deck chair between them, not your hands! Or the hose. Or an air horn.
Why were they fighting? Possibly over a toy or chewie, possibly a dog outside the fence got them excited and they took it out on each other? Or, he wouldn't quit bugging her and she took him to task. Will he go there again? He's male. Most likely. If it becomes a regular thing, I'd rehome one or the other. Some dogs just do better as "only dogs".
The dog on top pic looks to be part boxer. Is that the male? They are a more high energy dog than a pit, and they have poor social skills with other dogs quite often.
Shock collars? No wonder they're frustrated! Are those bark collars, UG fence collars or some sort of training collars? Sounds like you need to find a good trainer who uses positive reinforcement training to teach you and your girl how to be better pet parents so you can lose the shock collars.
Dog training isn't always about the dog, it's about the signals we send when dealing with them. Learn how to understand the dog, you'll have a happier relationship all the way around.
If she goes to a hospital, they will require the dog to go into quarantine and it will not go well for the dog because it's a "bully" breed. Clean those wounds well!
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I agree a good dog trainer does wonders. We adopted a dog who had...has social issues that we found out about when he was about 6 mos. We have spent lots of $$$ to learn how to handle the dog and people around the dog. He is not a mean dog but he is a fearful dog and reacts...hence the label reactive so it is my job as his mommy to prevent him from reacting. We ran into a few trainers that didn't use the reward training theory and walked away.... It takes time but with the right human training he does well meeting new people that will work with me to make him comfortable and not react and he is their lifelong buddy. He is a dog and knowing his behavior I would never completely trust him around kids...mine are grown ...but he knows two under 8 who he loves to play with but I keep a watchful eye non the less. Dogs are a whole other story and no need stressing him or me out with socializing with other dogs. We attend agility classes with other dogs where there is strutcture and I can control his exposure to the other dogs and I let the other dog owners know he most likely won't want their dog in his face.
We also had two shepherds previously and they were brothers. We did have the same problem with them wanting to prove dominance...that did go away when they were fixed...they were both males though.
Trainers are awesome and i've learned alot about dogs and how they think. Dog whispere and also it's me or the dog on Animal planet are great shows to learn some techniques for sure.