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nipping

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Question
i sent a message a few days ago and you told me to try the scruff and snuggle technique and i have tried bitter apple spray scruffing a tap on the nose timeouts everything i was wondering if there was another technique?? thankyou

Answer
Hello Kyle,

The scruff and snuggle takes time, as I said, but it is effective. You just have to have patience and stick with it. It will work. You need to make sure you aren't doing the nose tapping or anything like that because your little one(s) will start to associate you with fear and aggression and they might start being aggressive. Again, just stick with it and you'll get there.

If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to ask.

Sincerely,
Emilee Andrews