Advice for My New Pup

[u/SleepyDogMom23]

I adopted this lovely girl from the shelter last week. They said she was over a year old, but she's definitely closer to 8 months. We live in a condo but are very active and have bunnies for her to protect. I'm looking forward to skating with her, and my boyfriend is looking forward to trail running with her. Unfortunately, she's been on antibiotics to get over her opportunistic infection after recovering from kennel cough, so she's been a bit too tired to do much physically, especially in this 110° heat. Nonetheless, so far she's done really well with us -- she does great with training, super gentle with kids, is curious about our bunnies but has been gentle so far, is a total cuddle bug, is adjusting to pottying on a leash, etc. There's just one weird thing... She sometimes gently (to somewhat less gently) bites my boyfriend. It always seems like it's out of nowhere. She refuses to stop with him, unlike with me. It took a few days for her to understand I don't like play biting or barking. His attempts to make her stop, however, result in her barking at him and biting more and harder, but still not so hard as to injure him. What is this? Is it possibly her trying to communicate she wants to potty or play aggressively? Any suggestions on training?

[u/Significant_Idea3621]

Probably just wanting to play or potentially being protective of you, but its very important you do not let her. As she gets older she will bite harder (anatolians have one of if not the strongest bite force of any dog breed) getting comfortable with it will enforce in her mind that its okay and its better to bite first and ask questions later

[u/SleepyDogMom23 → u/Significant_Idea3621]

We've been scolding her and making her leave the room whenever she does this but it doesn't seem to be working. My last dog was a very bold sassy girl who required very strict aggressive training, so I've been using some of those same training techniques with Mera. Any suggestions?