Don't do it. Also useless. Besides, I can hear them and it hurts!
Use a word to mark negative behaviors then follow up. Ex: Doran walks up to Torri and whips her on the head. I immediately say "Doran! Uh uh!" Then go over and redirect him. The word is a placeholder for the period it takes you to intervene.
After a while they learn to change their behavior when they hear the negative marker, as long as you've been consistent in your follow up and the thing they are doing isn't more rewarding.
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Becky and the cats; Jitzu, Torri, Doran, and Muffin.
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