Molly BIT AGAIN

[Jill and Molly]

Well I thought we were turning the corner, and I think I am wrong. Molly has somewhat slowed down on the nipping, but it is still definitely present. Just last week she backed me in the corner(I was making lunches) and she just started barking and jumping at me with mouth open and wanting to bite. I will admit I was nervous. Now tonight my husband and son went in the basement to play ping pong and they took Molly with. They did also bring some of her toys with. Everything was going well. Then out of nowhere Molly, lunged at my son and jumped on him and BIT him in the butt. Then she kept coming at him with mouth open. My husband reached her and grabbed her and took her out of the situation. My son was crying. One because it hurt, and two because I honestly is hurt with his feelings toward her. He so desperately wanted a friend to follow him and be loyal. And she is NOT! We are in school and she is doing ok. SHe is very smart. But at home she CONSTANTLY jumps on my kitchen cabinets, and also jumps up toward my kitchen table. I tell her no so many times I feel like a broken record. When you are sitting at my kitchen table she jumps up in between your legs and I swear she is gonna bite you in a spot that isn't appropriate. She just bites!!!!! I NEED HELP!!! I really don't know what to do. She will be 14 weeks on Friday and if this doesn't stop with the biting us, she can't be a part of our family. And that breaks my heart. I am not a quitter! I can handle the jumping on cabinets because I pray that that will cease one day but this biting just not so sure of. My husband and i were both raised with dogs and this behavior is very UNLIKE the puppy behavior we experienced. PLEASE ADVICE NEEDED!!! And when she sees us she is so happy, but within minutes of us petting her she bites. We have a calm house, we are a loving family, this just doesn't mesh with our personalities!

[Scott]

Awesome advise, this is actually one of the main reason I joined this site. I will be implementing some new rules at home tonight to tackle the same issues with Toby our 14 week old Goldendoodle. Thanks.

[Heather Martinez]

Teddy had this same problem starting at around 3-4 months of age. He would growl at me and lunge and bite my pajamas. If I turned my back on him he would bite the back of my leg. I think he was trying to play but he just didn't understand it was hurting and scaring us. I can't remember exactly when he stopped this behavior, but I think it must have been around 5 months or so. Now, at 14 months, Teddy follows us around the house, waits for us to come home and is just the kind of companion your son is looking for. I bet Molly will be like this too as she matures. 

I agree with the other comments that she needs to have less freedom. Until Teddy was 10 months old he was never just running around the house following us or running around the room unsupervised. We played with him of course, but when we were doing something such as eating dinner or watching tv he was not just running around at our feet. We had him tethered to a piece of furniture with his bed and some toys so he could walk around, play with his toys or go to sleep. While we were eating dinner he always got a frozen kong to keep him busy and in the evening he got bully sticks to chew on. We also had to work with Teddy on not barking for attention when he was tethered.