How do you teach a German Shepherd puppy not to nip at children?

[Self]

5 month old female German Shepherd - a great dog, very sweet and playful, but the only negative is that she occasionally takes nips at the kids. Playing, of course. Telling her off with "no!" doesn't always work, as she perceives this as playing.

Any suggestions here?

thanks.

[Rosalie]

Have her drag a leash, and correct her when she does it. Have the kids learn to walk her on the leash so she doesn't perceive them as stock to be herded.

You should get this under control with the help of a trainer, or she will be in trouble as she gets older - it is herding dog behaviour that doesn't belong around the kids, and can get you sued by the kid down the street.

Even herding nips, which are really a form of communication, not aggression, to your GSD, are perceived as a bite in modern suburbia.