One thing I found that helps is to cover the crate. When my babies go down for the night I always cover the crate. If they can see me or see any movement in the room, they want out.
As for the biting, we still have a little bit of a problem with Beamer biting. Mostly his biting is really from excitement. He kisses, then nibbles, then kisses, then nibbles. I aslways tell him, NO BITES! Just saying NO can be confusing because NO is used for so many different things. If Beamer gets too out of hand with biting, he gets a time out in a room by himself. (NOT his crate because I don't want him to associate the crate with punishment. Smacking a puppy or a dog is not good because it teaches them to strike out. (IMO) I have placed my hand around his muzzle before when he bites and that gets his attention as well, but still putting him in a seperate room for a time out has worked best of all.
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