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Anonymous
Make the leashing accompanied by fun and nice things for your pup. I.e. when you put on the leash/walking collar (you should have 2 collars, one for household use, and one training one, usually chain-link, that way she knows one is for business) give her a treat, just for allowing you. Use words to go along with this, such as Walk, Outside, w/e. "Wannagoforawalk?" and giving her a treat as soon as the leash is on. Also, accompanying the leash with other nice things like play, just play with her as soon as the leash is on works well too.
Biting is easily stopped. You and your family are the pack leaders and must establish that role, this is especially important since she's part mastiff, rotti and AmStaff, breeds in particular known for aggressiveness if not trained properly. You need to establish the fact that YOU are in charge, NOT the puppy, and YOU need to establish the rules, since she does not know them. If she bites you, you give her a firm "No", you never yell or hit your dog, since especially with those breeds mixed in, will highly result in a more aggressive and angry/fearful dog. You give her a firm "No", and walk away. Do not give her attention, she is playing with you, she wants your attention, and if she bites you and realizes she gets no attention since you walked away back turned on her, she'll realize that biting=no fun, and stop doing it. Along with saying "No", this can be easily fixed. The first couple times, or one that is particularly a hard bite, take her and pin her on her back saying "No" again, then walk away.
Believe me, the simple task of walking away works wonders, puppies don't want you to walk away from them coldly and pay them no attention. Soon she'll figure that out and stop biting.
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