[bMc8F9ZI]

So I don't know where to post this, so sorry if it's wrong!

I finally talked DH into buying a break stick. We've been walking the boys late at night and he finally realized that if a loose dog came upon us and it bit our boys, he would not know what to do. Our boys are really fine on leash, but if another dog bit our babies..... I'd need a way to get them off of my babies!! I could care less about the other dog, but my babies.........

Where should I buy one? Thanks!

[nTDsD0aU]

I believe Boogieman makes some. You can PM about them.

[Lvnufcdc]

Very easy to make your own

[ashleyjoseph]

good stuff there Marty, I'll be making one

[osteoftex]

Yeah, if I use a knife, I end up in ER Marty!

Boogieman makes them, I got mine from here:

http://www.pbrc.net/breaksticks.html

They have great info/instructions on using them too!

[BruceQW]

Yep, I got mine from boogieman, and I love it.

[L0KoxewQ]

if another dog bit our babies..... I'd need a way to get them off of my babies!! I could care less about the other dog, but my babies.........


Where should I buy one? Thanks!

Pm boogie, or try to make one yourself. You can also make one out of the hard plastic material that "cutting boards" are made from.

That being said...

from the circumstances that you listed above I would recommend you let your dogs defend themselves. The idea of sticking your hands near the mouth of an unknown, and obviously aggressive dog of undetermined breed/temperment is a good way to get seriously injured. Keep the stick to get your dog off of another. Think very hard before considering using to on another dog. Most likely the other dog won't hold, or fight long enough for you to use it anyway...

[osteoftex]

Excellent point SE.... break sticks should never be used on any breed other than APBT's, you can seriously injure another breed, and, as Screamin said, another dog won't hold their bite, long enough for you to insert a break stick on them, plus, they are more likely to turn and bite you. If you read the info on Pit Bull Rescue Central, they advise to not use the break stick on any breed other than pits. Other dogs bite/release/bite again, whereas pit bulls bite and hold, rarely releasing. It would be best to read all the info you can find on break sticks before you actually use one. Ask Boogieman lots of questions, I'm sure he will be happy to educate you on them very well before suggesting you get and use one.

[tousuarshatly]

This is something I really need to get an learn to use. You never know when it would come in handy...

[osteoftex]

This is something I really need to get an learn to use. You never know when it would come in handy...

Bully Mama..... it's the best thing in the world to have.... a trip to the ER taught me that!! You may never need it, but my saying is: "Better to have and not need, than to need and not have". It cost me about $600 to learn this, as I tried to use my finger as a break stick and found out quickly that, that didn't work! I don't blame Mollie, but when I stuck my hand in her mouth trying to loosen her grip on our boy Maxx, I found out real quick that pit bulls don't let go, they just bite down harder. No hard feelings toward the dog, but the tip of my finger is still tender, 9 months later. Live and learn... but best to learn from others mistakes! I now have two, and we never go for a walk without one. I also have one by the back sliding glass door, just in case they decide to argue again!

[Aaron757]

This is something I really need to get an learn to use. You never know when it would come in handy...

Good point! Make sure you practice once you have one. Make sure you know how to use it BEFORE you have to. The best way to practice is with a toy your dog loves. Use the break stick to get it free not a release command.

[L0KoxewQ]

also call it a parting stick...that's what I learned it as anyway.

A means of parting, and not "breaking" a damn thing...

[bMc8F9ZI]

Well, I know that it could injure other types of dogs, but really I don't care about other dogs. I care about MY boys. If I injure another dog, too bad for them. It sounds heartless, but that's the way I feel. I carry mace and a really good knife for other dogs (there's a lab/retriever thing that is really vicious on the end of our block and I'm hearing rumors that she's killed other dogs before and she has came within INCHES of biting both me and my husband when her owner let her loose, boy did she get a bitching from me!), but ABPTS are VERY common here, which is kind of nice because most of them are from shelters (although I know there are some BYB's like there are everywhere) and everybody loves them, esp in our little town. There are at LEAST 7 within walking distance of my house. Granted, I've only seen ONE loose APBT (he was loose for 2 min and his owners were in the neighborhood). MOST of the owners are pretty responsible... But just in case. We take our walks at about 11pm at night, so chances are if a dog is loose, the owners don't know it and won't be along shortly to help. I'll PM boogeyman and ask! Thanks!!

I'd really rather just buy one, but maybe DH will like to try to make one! LOL! Then we'll have two!

[tousuarshatly]

Good point! Make sure you practice once you have one. Make sure you know how to use it BEFORE you have to. The best way to practice is with a toy your dog loves. Use the break stick to get it free not a release command.

The toy thing might not be best for my pups, they drop anything i say 'Leave it" to.....And usually if mom tries to take it from them they just give it up....I never thought how to practice?????

[L0KoxewQ]

Well, I know that it could injure other types of dogs, but really I don't care about other dogs.

Again...the issue is not you injuring other dogs. The issue is you getting your hand bit off.

A parting stick is roughly 8 inches or so long. You are considering putting your hands within 8 inches of a dog's mouth (regardless of breed) that is already biting, snapping, and attacking. You are risking serious injury to yourself by attempting you use a parting stick on a dog that is not your own...

[tousuarshatly]

Well, I know that it could injure other types of dogs, but really I don't care about other dogs. I care about MY boys. If I injure another dog, too bad for them. It sounds heartless, but that's the way I feel. I carry mace and a really good knife for other dogs (there's a lab/retriever thing that is really vicious on the end of our block and I'm hearing rumors that she's killed other dogs before and she has came within INCHES of biting both me and my husband when her owner let her loose, boy did she get a bitching from me!), but ABPTS are VERY common here, which is kind of nice because most of them are from shelters (although I know there are some BYB's like there are everywhere) and everybody loves them, esp in our little town. There are at LEAST 7 within walking distance of my house. Granted, I've only seen ONE loose APBT (he was loose for 2 min and his owners were in the neighborhood). MOST of the owners are pretty responsible... But just in case. We take our walks at about 11pm at night, so chances are if a dog is loose, the owners don't know it and won't be along shortly to help. I'll PM boogeyman and ask! Thanks!!

I'd really rather just buy one, but maybe DH will like to try to make one! LOL! Then we'll have two!

It's never the pits in my neighborhood that worry me, it's those little ankle biters that run under the dogs before you can stop them......

[vdw4Epsi]

I got one from Boogie.. its nice and they are wood so if it gets chewed up any.. or damaged from use you can just sand it down and its good as new. ... They are a MUST have for any APBT owner. Get one and learn to use it... I use it on mine to get the cow hides from them sometimes... But as Screaming said.. I wouldn't try to use it on another breed, you're likely to get bit.

[spoddersedpn]

I got one from Boogie too.

it's those little ankle biters that run under the dogs before you can stop them...... now, now...my JC doesn't run under any dog...he lifts his leg and pees on their heads..

[osteoftex]

As far as practicing with it.... straddle your dog, and feel their mouth, where the "gap" is in their back teeth. You can feel it through their cheeks, back where the molars are. They have a small gap where the teeth don't meet. If you put your thumb there, and press, you can make your dog open his mouth. But this is in a relaxed situation, where your dog isn't tensed up and already fighting. That's where the break stick goes.... I call it a bully stick, since you only use it on bullies. Anyway, you insert it in between that gap, and turn, like you're reviving a motorcycle or 4 wheeler. The turning of the stick, gently parts their teeth enough so you can remove whatever they have ahold of, or part the dogs teeth enough for the other dog to get loose. In an ideal situation, there will be two people here, one straddling the pit bull, the other ahold of the other dog, so as to get that dog away from your dog in a fight situation. I don't know of any cases where a pit has turned to bite the owner when breaking up a fight. I've broken up about 4ish fights with Mollie, she's never turned and snapped at me. I have, however, received 10 stitches to my forearm, from a German Shepherd that started a fight with her when she was a pup.... an unvacinated German Shepherd at that!

[nuncEtedben]

I got one from Boogie too.



now, now...my JC doesn't run under any dog...he lifts his leg and pees on their heads..

So....let me get this straight....you use your break stick to whack his weiner ?