They do get into biting "modes," don't they? For the most part, my little Nikko is a complete sweetheart. But about twice a day, he'll get really rambunctious(sp?) and crazy, and all he wants to do is bite. Not chew (we try to give him a bully stick or something along those lines), he wants to BITE.
During those times, we try to play in a way that will not expose our fingers, like fetch with a larger object, or running around the yard. These things hopefully, but not always, wear him out a little. Then we give him a "break" in his crate and leave the room so that he's not distracted by seeing us and wanting to be with us. Sometimes he barks a few times. Then about 5-10 minutes later, a little while after he's done barking, we come back in and let him out, and usually the biting "mode" is over, or at least a little more under control. Then we try to do some more physically demanding things with him like more running, and then usually he's ready to chew on something instead of biting. And shortly after that, he usually passes out tired on one of our laps.
I don't know if this is a unique cycle for our pup specifically, but hopefully maybe you can find something in it that will help you. Occasionally he has episodes of bite-i-ness that aren't fixed by this plan, and on those occasions we are lost as well... and we just do the normal "don't bite" stuff, and wait for it to hopefully pass. It can be really frustrating, I understand!
Lauren & Nikko |