I have my GS pup (11 weeks) tethered to me when he is not in the crate, however, he sinks his teeth into my legs, and wont let go.
Then I find myself holding the leash, FAR AWAY from my legs, and then he concentrates on getting to my legs.

Toys for redirection are not working.
He jumps for the hand, anything that is part of our bodies!
In my opinion, it's not puppy play.

He got my husband on the inner forearm last night, and my husband had to grab the back of his scruff and turn him over to get him off of him, and said NO BITING.

I am not going to do the redirection with a treat, because then he thinks he is being rewarded for the biting - this I feel cuz he goes back for more biting, waiting to get more treats.

When I 'try' and take him for walks, he goes after the legs.

Since the redirecting is not working, nor is the pulling him up off the floor when he has hold of our legs, or putting our fingers down his throat --- ANY OTHER ADVICE?

Is it that some pups need a different, more invasive way to get them to stop or minimize this behavior?
If there is another way, PLEASE let me know - we are getting more frustrated by the day.

THANK YOU!!!!!

Deb

Hey Debbie, maybe try being pre-emptive instead of reactive by redirecting, if that makes sense. I mean have something in his mouth at all times and something else ready to swap in before he's done with that one.

Thank you Steve.

How often should he be out of his crate?

Maybe I have him out of his crate too much,
by having him tethered to me.

He is in his crate at night, then out in the morning for
eating and going potty --- then he is in his crate.

I take him out of his crate about 6-8 times a day to
go outside and play. Which turns into him eating me! LOL but not funny!!!

Should I ever allow him to be out of his crate, in the family room at night, when we are just
watching TV, etc - and him tethered to a table leg whil we are in the room?

We try this at night- but it seems he is in prey drive mode.

I guess I just dont want him to feel like he is either in his crate, or outside to potty or just taking a quick walk.
OR, is that how it should be at this point?

THANK YOU!!!

I don't think there are hard set times for crating and not crating. I always kept him out for however long I wanted him out. I don't want to give you bad advice about it but I corrected Andy for biting me, let him calm down and then gave him the toy to play with. Maybe I just got lucky that he's a very hard dog and there was no bad effects from it but it worked.I don't know if you've read Ed's articles or puppy Q&A here but you can find a lot there. Do you have plans for him that you don't want to inhibit his biting?

How did you correct him when he bit you?

I know he needs to learn bite inhibition, I just dont
know to do it yet.

I have 2 DVD's coming - Establishing Pack Structure and Basic Obedience --- I watched Your Puppy 8 weeks to 8 months already.
I found that pretty good on the basics - and it probably works with most dogs, but I dont think all dogs are the same,and there are some dogs that require a different technique.

So when Andy bit you (breaking skin, etc) how did you handle it?

THANKS AGAIN!!!
Debbie

Hi Debbie - I don't remember if anyone asked you in your previous posts on this topic. Are you certain this pup is getting lots of exercise?

Exercise helps a lot of issues. A tired dog is easier to live with.

Both of mine are sound asleep right now because of exercise.

I finally can read the Sunday paper!

Yes, I walk him in the morning and early evening.

I was just telling a friend of mine, that the park that
I take him to, right up the road from me, last night
there were 2 LARGE DOGS not on leash.

I said to one of the owners, "is your dog on leash", and
he replied "yeah, its an invisible really long leash".

What a jerk!

Then his dog came over to me, so I had to pick up my pup, and told him 'get your dog away from me'.

I guess I need to get pepper spray, if these people cant obey the leash law.

I was fuming!

I think you might consider something that wears him out a little more than a walk.

Don't overdue it. When he wants to quit then quit. Pavement is tough on young bones. Dirt and grass is better. Mind games wear a dog out also.

To correct him I pinched him on the side of his neck right behind his jaw line, not exactly his cheek just a little behind it. Told him no biting in a deep, harsh tone and then let him go. I didnt shake him, I just held him still for a second before I let him go. Then I'd play with him with the toy. That was 4 years ago and it was the only way I had ever learned. People may be strongly against this for a lot of different reasons and will hopefully give their opinions on it mainly for you but I'd also like to know. Like I said Andy is a very hard dog so I may very well have just gotten lucky that this worked like it did.

Debbie, is GS giant schnauzer? Anyway, if you're this freaked out over an 11 wk old puppy biting then you should get on the horn with the breeder and see about giving the dog back while it's still a puppy. What's "attacking" to you may be ordinary puppy behaviour to others. For some reason this sounds to me like a situation that will go downhill for the pup, hopefully not though,
AL