Aquamaniac
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Dectek once bubbled...
if well flattened and slung with a snap bolt to your left chest and waist D rings.
On the serious side. Take a soda can and put 12-15 pennies in the can and Duct tape over the opening. Keep the can close at hand and try to have it in your hand during the activities when the dog likes to nip. Just as the dog makes mouth contact....vigorously rattle the can or throw it on the floor at the dog's feet. Just as the dog is startled and stops the offending action ....give a firm NO command. A few seconds later when the dog is not acting inappropriately give praise. It will only take a few times for the behavior to change.
I used a similar method to contain a VERY boistrous Staffordhire Bull terrior. Instead of the "pennies in a can" we used a 12" length of chain, and threw it at his feet, very hard and issued a VERY loud command (sometimes a little embarrassing)
When we got him, he was the dog from hell. He did everything wrong. After a few weeks using this method, I only had to rattle the chain, and he would be a perfect angel, and follow every command.
One of the MOST important things is to assert your dominance.
DO NOT let him sleep on your bed, eat your foot, jump up on you or stand over the top of you, If he does something wrong you MUST tell him so, never let him get away with a single thing. Its tough at first, but the rewards are worth it.
Dave