This sounds mean, but if done right, it's not. When they go to bite, put your hand further in their mouth causing a slight choking response. Since the effect is associated with the mouth; it's a fairly fast learning curve. Aversive sounds or sprays are not associated with the mouth and learning not to bite through these methods takes longer. You can either use several fingers or the side of you hand on a larger dog. Say "No", firmly, but not yelling when you do it. There is lots of research on cue to consequence learning, and it has been found the more easily the consequence is associated to the cue, the faster the learning. |