My 5 1/2 month old German Shepherd puppy lunges and bites at people and also jumps at my face, grabs my arms or bites my back if I turn away. Any direction is appreciated.

Since you have him in training right now I would see if there is someone local who can help you work through this. I am concerned about a puppy of this age that is displaying this level of frustration in this way. While a lot of puppies get frustrated and will try different behaviors to get their way this sounds like something that needs one-on-one help in person.

I'd also suggest teaching him to wear a muzzle now so he can't use his mouth in this way during the training process. I actually teach all my dogs to happily wear a muzzle while they are young anyway, so it's good idea. Since he's young and still growing I'd use a Baskerville (inexpensive) muzzle since you will likely need a new one soon as he becomes larger.

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