Fighting Dog Training

Dog fighting is a sport that involves the organized training of certain breeds of dogs to fight in front of an audience in a ‘dog fighting ring’.



It is important to remember that dog fighting is illegal in the United States and in many countries of the world. This is primarily because fighting dog training is often harsh and inhumane. In addition, organized dog fighting is a cruel and violent sport for the animals involved.



An organized dog fight is markedly different from a routine scuffle that dogs get into with each other on the street. A organized dog fight generally involves deliberately inducing aggression and antagonism in a dog to make fights more violent and long-drawn. Dog owners tend to train harshly and assault their pets to make them more aggressive for fights.



The practice is thus banned as it involves harsh and inhumane treatment of animals. The best fighting dogs are the Staffordshire bull terriers, American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire bulldogs and terriers. These dog breeds are however, very often crossbred and as a result, they are referred to as pit bulls. Pit bulls have been bred over generations to enhance aggressiveness for the purpose of dog fighting. Pit bulls are generally very loyal to their owners and can thus be trained to become aggressive towards other dogs and outsiders. Larger dogs like the Presa Canarios are also crossbred with fighting dogs and used to create the best fighting dog breeds.

Fighting dog training can take up to two years if the dog is trained from a very young age. Fighting dog training frequently involves a grueling training regiment where the dog is not allowed to lead a normal life. Fighting dogs are kept in small cages and extraordinarily heavy chains are used to restrain them. Sometimes, heavy weights are added to these chains to increase the upper body strength of these dogs. Another training technique involves keeping the dogs chained close to one another, but not close enough to reach each other. This builds aggression and antagonism between the dogs before a fight. In addition, training regiments for fighting dogs are also carefully controlled in terms of specific nutritional and food intake to help build the dog’s strength before a fight. For instance, fighting dogs are often given supplements and steroid injections to help boost their strength and performance in a fight. Fighting dogs are also made to run on treadmills and are made to swim for long hours to help build endurance.