Things to keep in mind when your dog is interacting with other dogs to avoid potential dog fights.

• Advocate For Your Dog- If your dog is giving proper signs of corrections (avoiding, showing teeth, growling) and the other dog isn't respecting the corrections, move your dog away from the other dog and have them take a short break. You can do the same if the situation is reversed and if your dog is ignoring other dog's corrections. Advocating for your dog will not only teach your dog that you can handle situations that might make them uncomfortable so they don't take matters into their own hands (aka a dog fight).
  
• Allow Sniffing For Up To 5 Seconds Or Less- Allowing your dog to sniff other dogs excessively is the equivalence to an awkwardly long handshake. It makes things super awkward.
• Off Leash Greetings- Do not let your dog interact with others while on leash. Leash greetings can potentially cause tension that leads to reactivity because dogs are restricted on where they can go if they are attacked. The leash also makes it harder for dogs to communicate with natural body language. It also may cause potential injury to handlers holding the leash and accidentally getting tied up or serious rope burn. Instead off leash is preferable as it will give the dogs more freedom to communicate.
• Read Body Language- In most dog fights there are several signs leading up to the attack before the inital lunge or bite. As owners, it is our job to read their body language and assess whether or not we should remove our dog from the situation.