hrmmm pretend its sore, that might work, might give that a shot

only thing to watch is that with some dogs the squeal gets them excited - give it a go anyway

you might also want to try and re-direct onto something else instead, such as a toy - see what works best for you and your dog

tried last night and didnt seem to change much, ill keep try, if I see no difference after a couple of weeks ill have to try something different.

finally got around to taking a couple of pics of Simba and thought I might upload. The pics make him look quite small but for a GSD i think he is quite large. On all fours he is up to my waist (tips of his ears) and im 6ft tall.

Stunning handsome boy, thanks for sharing

I had one GSD who would hold my hand. Very gently. If I did absolutely nothing she let go. If there`s no response there`s no reward.

I love this dog - he is soooo handsome. You're doing a wonderful job with him, he is lucky to have such a considerate and thoughful owner, well done to you.

Sandy

If the advice I gave doesn't / didn't work it may be better to move on quite quickly to the advice given by ClaireandDaisy below.

HTH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c77--cCHPyU&feature=plcp might be worth a watch for the mouthing

thanks everyone for the kind words and advice on this hand in mouth issue. Sandy - that was beautifully put, thank you.

Simba actually hurt me last night, but not intentionally. I was walking with his ball in my hand and he tried to get it, felt his tooth on the back of my hand quite firmly. needless to say I wasnt happy