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My first advice would be puppy classes. A good puppy class with provide you with invaluable advice on raising your pup properly, basic obedience training and also give you specific help with your particular puppy problems. Try to find a class near to you that uses positive reinforcement.This type of mouthing behaviour is very normal as you puppy grows. Puppy's investigate their environment with their mouths and they need to learn what is appropriate behaviour and what is not. From the sounds of it you want to do the right thing with your pup and you are mostly on the right track. Giving her appropriate chew toys is a great idea, telling her "no" or "ah ah" firmly but quietly once or twice is ok but don't yell or repeat it over and over. Pointing is something to rule out now, as you found out it will only make her think it is a game and encourage her to bite your finger. If Maya continues to bite innapropriately after being told "ah ah" and given a toy to chew on it is time to give her a time out to settle down, it is important to realise that this is not a punishment but rather a time to calm her, a couple of minutes is usually sufficient. Another rule with a young pup is to never have them near to your face, particularly when they are feeling playful. It is great that your pup has lots of exercise and stimulation but it is also very important that she has enough rest and "alone" time. Pups get tired and cranky like kids, and they will likely be more likely to bite inappropriately if not given enough sleep. A young pup will need 18 - 20 hours of sleep every day. A crate is great place for a young pup to have some quiet time especially with kids in the house. Crate training also has lots of other benefits, helping you monitor chewing behaviour, toileting and sleep patterns.Good on you for wanting to bring your pup up well and train her before she is all grown up. Good luck with your little one, as a mother i'm sure you understand that babies (even pups) need lots of patience, guidance and consistence.

At this age they are cutting their teeth and they drive them crazy, almost to a frenzy.  The best thing to do is get a large marrow bone from your Butcher and let your puppy chew on that.  Experience has taught me to scrape most of the marrow out from inside the one as too much can cause the pup to have diarrhoea.   If she bites you just yelp like her litter brothers and sisters would do when they are playing rough and bite one another a little bit too hard.  Your puppy will soon learn that this is unacceptable behaviour.   Always have something to trade her with when she stops biting you, e.g her bone. a toy, or a small treat.If the pup loses interest in the marrow bone after a while you can refreshen it either by smearing peanut butter around the edge or pushing a piece of hard cheese inside.  This will keep her occupied for ages.Once she cuts those troublesome teeth she will calm down somewhat but I'm afraid this is part and parcel of having a puppy.   When she is around 3 months I would advise enroling her in a Puppy Training Class where they can teach you and her the basic commands.  Goldens are very quick to learn and enjoy pleasing you so you will find in  no time you will have a nice sociable puppy who will listen to you.Good luck with her.   The first 12 months are the worst.  lol!

Well, I have a golden retriever that is now ten years old and is the most well behaved dog you'll ever meet.but when he was a puppy he was crazy !whenever my dad would leave to go work my puppy would like chase my brother around the house and try to like attack him lolbut we trained him and took him to obidence classes and that worked and now hes the best dog ever. :]