WTH? There is nothing crazy or inhumane about this and its standard puppy training. You don't hurt the dog.

I agree with this--it's fine, as long as it works for you. Honestly I tried the stick the finger down the throat technique with my dog as a puppy, and it wasn't any more effective than grabbing her muzzle and saying "no biting." She thought it was a game, and would nip at my hand, but YMMV.

Grab it firmly by the throat like an alpha dog.

Anonymous wrote:Yelp like a puppy being nipped by a liter mate. And of course pull away. Don't go with ouch, which sounds like a bark to a dog. Saying ouch is good when you want to startle the dog, like if they are chewing a favorite shoe.

This is what we've always done and it does work. You feel a little goofy sometimes yipping, but it is how puppies learn bite inhibition with their litter mates.

WTH?

This is inhumane. You are a cruel crazy person.

WTH? There is nothing crazy or inhumane about this and its standard puppy training. You don't hurt the dog.