we ended up with an unexpected new puppy when a family friend found an extremely malnourished 8wk old dog living in their backyard. we took her in bc we have two well behaved, active adult dogs she can socialize with and we also have enough space, money, and time to care for her. everyone gets along super well the only problem is the puppy bites. like a lot. my other dogs were adopted at 4mo old and this is the 1st dog we've ever had that was this young so i really dont know how normal or concerning this is. she bites at your feet and legs when u walk by her. she bites your face if she can reach it. she jumps and bites hands and arms and doesnt let go unless we open her mouth to release. its never aggressive as in no growling or hair standing- she's very excited when she bites people and gets super wiggly and happy. high pitched yelps when she bites does not work like it did when the other two were puppies. she understands "no" commands but ignores it when shes biting. if you try to separate yourself she chases you and keeps biting like its a game to her. our adult dogs do play with her by mouthing each other (no real biting or skin breaking) so maybe thats why she thinks its a playtime thing. truly the only way to free yourself from her biting is to be in a separate room or on a higher surface like a bed. shes 20wks now and over 20lbs so obviously shes doing more damage. she has broken our skin before which sucks a lot. we desperately need this problem under control and i fear we have let her get away with it for so long it may be really difficult to redirect her. it is absolutely our fault for not taking this behavior seriously for the first few weeks but if anyone has any advice on how i could correct the mistakes we made at the beginning or can direct me to any sources of information that could help, i would really appreciate it.
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