It has been really reassuring to read that other people are going through the same issues as us. We have a 9wk old cocker spaniel puppy who has started to savage and it has been really depressing.....had made sure to read lots before we got our puppy and used the "yelp" method and replacing with something a toy but to no avail! Yelping seems to make him more intent - if you throw a toy to distract him, he ignores it and if you try and give him a toy he sees it as an opportunity to dive at you even more!

It is really difficult not to feel emotional and remain calm despite best plans.
It's also really hard to know which training methods to follow - the "no bite" advice sounds fantastic but a bit like baby advice books before children it is more difficult to implement if you have a dog that doesn't seem to respond in the required manner.

My OH thinks we should be going down the "mother dog" type route and growling at him and giving him a shake on the ruff of his neck but I remain unconvinced.

I am trying to persist with No, followed by replacing with a toy and ignoring and seem to always end up with the last resort of removing either him or me.....not convinced any of it is working.

Does anyone have any success stories from a similar situation? Hope I will look back on this stage and laugh!