There may by a successful trainer somewhere who trains dogs with just a bite suit. Still, the bite suit is not a tool to cure all training challenges. Correctly used, the bite suit will assist in developing a dog’s intensity and fighting drives to a quality level difficult to achieve using a sleeve alone.

The bite suit can be used in conjunction with muzzle and sleeve training to develop both competition and service dogs. The results achieved are often quite impressive. The results achieved in Europe by trainers using a bite suit led to the import of a great many dogs to the U.S. Some of these dogs which were properly trained on a bite suit were allowed or even encouraged to make random, uncontrolled bites on a suit in a free undisciplined "bite-fest" here in the U.S. The dogs were like third grade students with a substitute teacher; discipline was almost forgotten. This is the scenario which led to legends of the savage Dutch police dogs.

It is important to recognize that the bite suit cannot develop drives and instincts which are not already inherent in the dog. The bite suit can be used to enhance what is there and to produce greater performance in all working dogs. Fortunately, in most cases, the trainer who invests in a bite suit is also likely to invest in a quality dog.

The ideal way to begin using a bite suit is, of course, to work with an expert, experienced trainer. There are several qualified trainers available to guide the proper introduction to bite suit training. The potential benefits are unquestionably worth the effort. Training incorrectly with a bite suit can develop undesirable behavior tendencies in a dog. A failure to maintain positive control could result in that unwanted sharpness in a dog’s behavior.