Hi all. Let me first say that I love my puppy Maddox (now ~5 months old). However, I do not love the behavior he has begun in the last week. He has begun to nip at me HARD!!!! and will not stop, to the point where I can barely walk around the apartment. Pushing into the nip, a stern uh-uh or no, and spending extra time doing training have not helped. I don't want to put him in his crate because I don't want him to think that the crate is a place of punishment (we just recently got him to "hang out" in his crate and like it). He nips very fast and very hard, over and over again. He just recently started getting in his adult teeth and these nips have broken my skin. I'm just so frustrated because it hurts a lot and nothing I do seems to make it stop!!!!
He never does this to my boyfriend, and will only do it to me when my boyfriend is not around. It has built up to the point that whenever my boyfriend is not home, he does it constantly. He also tried to hump me the other day (while nipping), even though he is neutered. We figure he is trying to challenge my spot in the pack and show his dominance. I just want to know how I can keep it in check and walk around without getting painful puncture marks!!!
What happened to my sweet, adorable puppy? I mean, he's still sweet and adorable, but it's like Jekyl and Hyde! I know this is something I have to be patient with and work with him, but at this point, our normal "no stop that" actions are not working. Any suggestions?