For the most part. I've promised to not punch him in the snout when he gets rowdy and he'll try to keep a lid on his snapping jaws. [Whoops did he just express how he agitated the Pokemon into snapping his shoulder in the first place? Maybe. Dartanian is kind of a psychopath as it was, so the socks in the face weren't all that..... helpful.]

Fear is just part of the learning experience; if it happens, it's because I made a mistake.