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And another thing I use when really letting a small-to-midsize biting or door-darting dog know I mean business is to keep constant eye contact with them after the "no" command is given. It's often taking the time to stand your ground with a dog that is misbehaving and and stare him down that can get a silent but strong message to them after interrupting the bite & giving a verbal command to stop it. If you watch a momma dog or pack leader with the troop, it will often discipline the misbehaving dog and stare him down to underline the message. The dog doing the discipline doesn't just nip or cuff the miscreant and go on about its other business - no, it stands there or advances some toward the offender, sending the rest of its message with its eyes and its looming presence. Try to mirror that message yourself. With a little dog or timid dog, you don't want to scare or intimidate them into fright but you do want to send a serious message that attack biting is never to be tolerated. I would not try these same techniques with a big, powerful biting dog.