Hello I have a question on my nearly 7 month old GSD. She's can get quite hyper and she does these extremely fast nips or mouthing that just irritate me to death.

If I put her in a sit and pet her she can't hold her head still, it's dangerous to put your face or any part of your body close to her head because she swings it around, mouth open and often bangs her teeth into parts of you-it can hurt pretty bad. She bangs teeth on skin more often than she nips.

She will also nip very fast if you pet her. What I mean by fast nipping is she will nip then continue being the hyper-butt she is by stomping around licking me constantly wherever she can. Telling her no just doesn't seem to register. If I quit petting her she will sit there until you attempt again, then her mouth is constantly hovering around your hands and I have to keep warning her. If she's standing, she will crowd around your legs often sneaking nips in around ankles and socks-which hurt. I won't even mention grooming..

I have an e-collar, should I nick her every time I feel her teeth on me or see her do it to others? She does it to others more than myself and she does it so quick it's hard to get in there and correct without ( what I think) confusing her more by being off time-wise. I can take her to my parents house and she is a nipping machine, constantly telling her no is getting really old fast, especially when she does it so fast.

Plus my mom's a real dog idiot and I would rather not have to fight her every single time I'm over there because she believes a pop on the nose solves it. >

She's a very submissive dog I might add.

Thanks!

When I got my 6 mo GSD she was very similar to yours in behavior. I read somewhere that if you yelp really loud like a puppy they will understand that it hurts. Its supposed to be how when they were puppies they told each other that was enough when they were with their littermates. I was skeptical at first but it worked and she got the idea. Eventually she stopped bc I would just take my hands away every time she did it and she realized no more playing or petting when I bite. Hope this helps.

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my nearly 7 month old GSD

She'll grow out of it, she's just a puppy!

You clearly know the things that trigger the behavior, so avoid doing things in the first place to avoid letting the habit form.

Like this:

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If I put her in a sit and pet her she can't hold her head still

So don't pet her when she gets like that??

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if you yelp really loud like a puppy they will understand that it hurts

Yelping makes dogs worse more often than it fixes the problem.

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because she believes a pop on the nose solves it. >

Popping a hyper + submissive dog on the nose is not the way to go, obviously. She'll either get very timid and think she's getting in trouble for being happy, or she'll get really clingy trying to find out how to make you happy and drive you crazy in the process.

Give her something to do. Let her focus on food or a toy, offer her a toy to put her teeth into so she has an outlet for wanting to use her mouth. You've already killed the word "no" to her, which is good because it sounds like you were overusing it anyway.

Bruno was like this. He targeted my legs. My legs (calf area) looked like I'd been beaten with a bat or something all the way up until well just yesterday and he is 5. No..no just kidding. I did buy an e collar at my breeders suggestion because it got so bad the kids wouldn't even go play with him anymore. And you know I can't really remember if the collar worked or he just grew out of it. I'll go drink some more coffee and see if it comes back to me He still will do it every once in a great while which leaves me a nice bruise but for the most part he has graduated to the "muzzle punch"! I'm with Mike try to redirect to a toy or bone.