Steven

Thank you Adrienne for spending the time and patience to addressing my concerns. By following your instructions, I had my kids wearing skiing boots at home and ignore the puppy when he bites. So my two boys wore boots, while my 11 year old daughter refused because she wants to keep her 'style'. It turned out the puppy lose interest of biting the two boys because they ignore him. But he still chases and bites my daughter. It's obvious that the puppy is seeking attention and wants to play (as the tail was waggling). I'll have my daughter to wear boots and see how it goes. I really appreciate the detail answers. I have been feeling like holding on the end of my rope. Now I can see the hope through the tunnel.

We have a 10 weeks old German shepherd. He likes to bite my three children, age 11, 9 & 7 on their feet and legs, often pretty hard, though didn't punch through the skin, but significant marks and scratches are seen. I have been interfering the biting by using the Bite Inhibition Games and training him by following the Biting, Mouthing and Nipping guide, as well as Take/Leave It and Drop It guide. None seems to work. He does not bite me though. He would sometimes come close to me, sniff a little or slightly drag on my pants, but doesn't bite. But when he sees the kids, he would run towards them and start biting. The kids then would move away their legs while saying 'ouch', but the puppy won't stop. I've tried to have the kids stay still without reaction, thinking not to stimulate the puppy more, but the bites are hard and really cause pain, the kids wouldn't be willing to try it again. This biting problem really dramatically lowered the joy of having a GSD puppy in the family. The kids literally turned from excitement to frustration and terrified. I'm in urgent need of correcting this behavior.