Hi. I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone. We got Laila when she was 4 weeks old, because the mother stopped feeding the pups, and the owner of the mother wanted nothing to do with the pups either. My big fear about bite inhabition has been realized, as Laila is a biting freak!
I have tried everything and I can't get her to stop the biting of pant legs, feet, and hands. although I cannot get it to stop, I have been able to get it minimized by taking her for walks and playing with her to tire her out. But when playing with her, I have to remove as much of me from her line of attack as possible. I cannot sit on the floor or I will become her chew toy.
Thankfully she loves to play fetch, so I can throw the ball repeatidly to tire her out. I have stopped any kind of play that is tug-of-war like. I also got her a bone that is filled with a meaty center that after I am done playing fetch, I can give her to keep her focus on a toy rather then me.
At times, even the above dont help and she gets herself completely wound up. I have do a combination of three methods to help. First, when she is biting, I close the door to the nearest room, either with her or I inside. She HATES when I close the door and leave her unattended. I wait for her to stop barking, open the door and let her out/in. I do this about 3 times max, as needed. If she still wont stop, I get her leash, take her out to use the bathroom, then bring her back in. If she is showing that she is still going to continue the bad behavior, I tie her leash to something and make her sit, with me in plain view, as I ignore her and maybe put laundry away, do dishes etc. Once she has calmed, I unhook the leash and let her be. If after all this, she is still a carzy monkey, she goes right into the pen, and is there for a good hour.
I have been doing this method since saturday and am seeing some improvement in her behavior.
I am worried she will hate her leash, though, so I am hoping to eliminate the leash part from her punishment. Teh only reason I do it is because when she can see me ignoring her, it seems to calm her faster then when she is locked in a room, or downstairs in her pen.