construct an intelligible sentence?
"He doesnt nip at them or bite or bark unless they do something bad."
Re-read what you wrote - how else are we supposed to take it?!? I'm not trying to be all nitpicky but how else is that to be interpreted? And clearly several people read it the same way. And, it's
our fault for trying to (cordially) respond about the potential safety hazard of a disciplinarian dog?? Okaaaaaay.