Will puppy start hating the crate if used as time-out??

[J N]

We have a 10 week Irish Goldendoodle who is starting to bite our skin and clothes more and more. He gets a strange growl right before that lets us know he's no longer interested in whatever toy he's chewing and is about to attack us instead. We've tried water-bottles, bitter apple on our hands, holding his mouth shut, immediately replacing our hands with a toy, yelping loudly, walking across the room and ignoring him, ALL to no avail. I think the idea of a time-out in the crate sounds good in theory, but I'm worried it'll make him resent/hate any time he spends in the crate. Is that something people have dealt with??  (p.s. I know he's still very young, but I want to instill good habits as soon as possible) 

[David and Franklin]

I am not a dog trainer, though I have raised dogs for about 26 years, used trainers, read books, etc. I am also an alpha male.  My greatest regrets with my dogs in the past have been in taking overly aggressive steps in establishing leadership status. Doggy Dan has some good instruction videos on this.  

I am a neophyte with Doodles, having raised Golden Retrievers until having gotten little 13 week old Franklin a little while ago.  I take as a “given” that my dogs are very intelligent and generally far more sensitive than I believed when I was a foolish macho young man.  I try to seek the gentlest way to get the message across to Franklin, and before him, Boomer, Maggie, and Jack. I try to eat a meal once at day in front of Franklin (usually lunch) so that he understands that I get to eat first, I get better food, and he does not eat until I finish and give him his food.  This alone generally establishes my status.  Training treats dispensed with the clicker method seem to further dispel any doubt in his mind. 

Franklin and I work on bite inhibition constantly.  By necessity, this means I frequently offer my hand to put in his mouth, and say “ouch” gently and pull away when he bites a little too hard.  He has to learn what is the right degree of pressure to apply to human skin and clothing (little to none).  These lessons go easier when he is relaxed and calm. 

When Franklin gets “bitey” and growls, it is likely that he is getting tired and needs rest.  When that is the case, we begin to wind down the play session and get him ready for kenneling by taking him outside. When he refuses to listen to my OUCH! NO BITE! admonition (as in, “hey that really hurt and I know you know better”) , I try treating him the way his mother might:  I grab him gently but firmly by the scruff of the neck behind his ear and gently shake him just enough to get his attention, and then I repeat my OUCH! NO BITE!  He usually gets the message right away.  If I determine that he is bitey because he is tired, I take him out for potty, and then spend a few minutes praising him and telling him what a good puppy he is before placing him in his kennel.  He likes his kennel and usually settles right in for a nap.  Hope this helps.