Could it be that you are the only one reinforcing the behavior?
What you have to understand about puppies is that they will do anything for attention, and almost anything will be perceived as attention to them.
If he bites and you use water, you've obvously only taught him that he can only bite you when you don't have it. The water bottle is controling him and he respects the water bottle, not you. This is one of the major cons with using methods like that or choke collars or shock collars.
If he bites and you dominate him by rolling him over onto his back, shaking him by the scruff of the neck or grabbing his muzzle......That is how puppies play with each other, plus it's attention in general and again your rewarding it. Those "mama dog" methods like flipping him on his back and growling, or shaking him by the scruff often don't work because you are NOT mama dog! You are a human.
If you keep scolding him or pushing him off or negotiating with him, again that's just feeding and reinforcing the behavior.
If you try to walk away and he keeps following you and you keep walking away, you've turned it into a game of tag and follow the leader.
The fact that you have "buster play clothes" is an obvious sign to me that you are allowing it.
What you need to do is just flat ignore it. If you are sitting down and he grabs your sleeve, just say absolutely nothing, do absolutely nothing. Just sit there and wait for him to stop. The moment he sits down or lays down or turns around to walk away, thats when you give him some attention. You'll end up modifiying his behavior and redirecting him from biting for attention to sitting or laying for attention.
If you are playing with him and he does it, say "oops!" or another cue word to mark it then get up and go stand at the counter or sit at the desk or table. If he starts to pull and bite on you there, follow what I said above.
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