do is try to talk to the dog in a calm voice before and during the grip. i might say their name or "steady" if i think a grip might happen or is happening. at this point, i am actually trying to talk them out of the grip. if they commit themselves and do go in and grip, i wait until the grip is over and then i give them a correction. when the grip is over, their ears and mind are "open" to a correction and it can register in their mind. they are learning at this point as well, that i am not correcting them for gripping, but 