First - How old is bailey?
Everything you described I've been through. My wife has cried numerous times because of our shark puppy. He literally took a chunk out of her ear one time and she was bleeding bigtime. The good news is most likely it gets better with training and age. I think your dog is really young because I might remember some posts for you.
The biting - Redirect to toys. Everytime you play with a toy, call it a toy. Eventually when he starts biting, you can say toy and he'll go grab a toy. This works with mine 90% of the time and the othe 10% he keeps biting me and earns a time out. My puppy is 8 months old.
The pee and poop - Mine never went in his crate but took 2-3 weeks before he would stop going in the house. It just takes them time and some longer then others. You can't expect much out of a puppy, they are puppies! I took mine out 1-2 hours everyday and he eventually got the point that he goes outside. Some people hang a bell from the door and ring it before going outside so he might start doing that whne he has to go potty.
The biggest thing is people think puppies are easy going. IMO they are the hardest to deal with, especially german shepherds. These aren't your little dogs that are always cuddly and stuff. They like to chomp on you until you teach them that you aren't a littermate to chomp on. It sometimes gets worse during teething and immediately stops after teething. Mine still hasn't stopped but working on his obedience helps a lot.
Maybe you need to keep him on a leash 24-7 for awhile if the pooping and peeing is bothering you so much. Either way, you need him in someones sight 100% of the time.
Different views/opinions if hes older but I don't know his age.
HANG IN THERE. They can be very trying and cause lots of stress, but they are so worth it!
Everything you described I've been through. My wife has cried numerous times because of our shark puppy. He literally took a chunk out of her ear one time and she was bleeding bigtime. The good news is most likely it gets better with training and age. I think your dog is really young because I might remember some posts for you.
The biting - Redirect to toys. Everytime you play with a toy, call it a toy. Eventually when he starts biting, you can say toy and he'll go grab a toy. This works with mine 90% of the time and the othe 10% he keeps biting me and earns a time out. My puppy is 8 months old.
The pee and poop - Mine never went in his crate but took 2-3 weeks before he would stop going in the house. It just takes them time and some longer then others. You can't expect much out of a puppy, they are puppies! I took mine out 1-2 hours everyday and he eventually got the point that he goes outside. Some people hang a bell from the door and ring it before going outside so he might start doing that whne he has to go potty.
The biggest thing is people think puppies are easy going. IMO they are the hardest to deal with, especially german shepherds. These aren't your little dogs that are always cuddly and stuff. They like to chomp on you until you teach them that you aren't a littermate to chomp on. It sometimes gets worse during teething and immediately stops after teething. Mine still hasn't stopped but working on his obedience helps a lot.
Maybe you need to keep him on a leash 24-7 for awhile if the pooping and peeing is bothering you so much. Either way, you need him in someones sight 100% of the time.
Different views/opinions if hes older but I don't know his age.
HANG IN THERE. They can be very trying and cause lots of stress, but they are so worth it!
