hello i have a 12week old bulldog puppy he is always trying to play with my feet but he hurts and its beginning to be annoying any ideas how to stop him or could it back a growing up thing

They all do it.  If its hurting try wearing slippers or shoes.  If like me you always go bare foot put a few drops of tabasco sauce on your feet, they don't like the smell and hate the taste. 

Hi Kirsty

Keep your feet off the floor as much as possible (sit on sofa/chair etc with your legs tucked up :) ), wear sturdy shoes or wellies indoors (seriously!) to prevent your feet being hurt which will in turn prevent you from giving the puppy a reaction which makes his "game" all the more fun and last but by no means least, teach your puppy bite inhibition.  This is an excellent site http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/bitestop.htm    Print off the article and ensure everyone in the household follows the instructions to the letter 

He will outgrow this phase but at a mere 12 weeks it's very early days.  Try and be patient and 100% consistent - that's the real key to any training.

HTH.  regards, Teri :)

hello i keep my feet up but if he wants them he trys yapping and jumping up to get them.I wear slippers but he just bites them i dont really want him to think its ok to bite whats on my feet coz then how will he know thats wrong?i will try the time out.

Try saying "Ah, ah" in a firm tone when he pursues your feet or anything else out of reach ;)  As you say you want him to learn and so there sometimeshave to be consequences for when he doesn't get it right just as there, importantly, should always be positive happy experences when he does :)   In this instance the consequence would be he is verbally told off and as soon as he stops the incorrect behaviour even for a nano-second, you should praise him in a quiet unexcited manner or, better still, throw a couple of treats or a favourite toy on the floor for him a few feet (no pun intended) away from where you're sitting.

Regards Teri :)

ill hae a go cheers

Most puppy behaviours happen because the puppy finds it rewarding - try to stop it happening in the first place, as Teri says, by keeping your feet out of the way or in more sturdy footwear if possible.  When it happens, try not to make it so rewarding for the puppy by keeping your feet still and ignoring it. If this isn't possible, try distracting your puppy onto something you CAN play with them with - most bully breeds seem to like larger soft toys, so try and keep one handy and encourage your pup to play with that instead. ;)

It's very easy to instinctively but unintentionally reward nippy behaviour especially if you have small children around. Because their immediate reaction to a bitey pup latching onto their hands is to wave their hands around which just makes it all an even better game. The same goes for feet which are even more tempting if you don't either keep them still or keep them protected from the nipping. The bite tips posted above really do work if you are consistent but the whole family must follow them. If distracting with a toy doesn't work, consider quiet and brief time-outs because the worst of the nipping often comes in the evening when pups this age are already over-tired and thus get easily over-excited.

With puppies, I ALWAYS sit with a tug rope, that way when a pup starts heading towards my feet for tug off the sock or nibble the toes, I just slide the tug rope infront of my feet and get the pup to latch onto that instead. He will most definitely outgrow this. :-)

My puppy chew and licks my feet, my ears, up my nose shes nutty. Shes got quite sharp claws though and she doesnt realise she hurts sometimes.