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Originally Posted by Zumie05 
(moondog, you said earlier that squirting disengages the dog from you. I have found that it actually disengages my dog from whatever he is barking at or distracted by. It helps me actually get his attention back)
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Yeah, me too. But obviously, we don't know our own dogs.
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Cons:
*May need to carry one with you at all times
*Dog might become "bottle smart" and not respect you but respect the bottle.
*Not a fair correction if dog doesn't know what is expected of him
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What I did was put squirt bottles in various places throughout the house. Then, if my pup nipped me, MY HUSBAND would squirt the pup in the butt from across the room. She would stop, look around all confused like, and then look over at my husband who would be looking in another direction like he wasn't even paying attention to us. She'd turn her attention back to me and I'd give her some commands real quick to redirect her.
When she nipped my husband, I did the same thing. Squirted her across the room and let her look around for the source of the water. She'd turn back to my Husband who would give her commands.
Basically, it took a team effort between us. But our goal was to teach the pup that when she nipped us, something strange and annoying "just happened" to her butt.
Worked quickly and effectively.