Prob like sit, laydown, or go to the bathroom where it is supossed to go, or something like that

My 4 year old German shepherd was a rescue and she is terrified of most everything. Ive had her for 2 years and she is getting better slowly, but she is still extremely nervous around strangers, and sometimes even runs away from me when I get home. She paces constantly, and is very scared of new situations.

I have heard that giving a dog a “job” can help them to get more confidence. My dog is fast, super smart, a quick learner (when shes not too scared) and loves to run, so I thought maybe agility training would be good for her. We wouldnt compete or anything, but maybe just have some fun and show her that she is good at things.

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I am thinking about holding training for kids and their family dogs, teaching the children how to train and work with their dog. We would cover things like basic commands such as sit, and fun tricks and games too. Is this something you would enroll you child in?

If so, how long should each class be?
How many weeks should the classes run?
How much should the classes cost?
What would be your concerns?
Any ideas or suggestions?

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I am holding a few different ones, and since this is a new venture for my business I am interested to see how many people would take advantage of this opportunity. We are having one in June on Clicker Training and in August on Rally Obedience and Conformation handling.

BTW-if you are interested, the info is on my website at http://www.jumpinjacs.com

So we’ve been giving our dogs some obedience training for a few months now, and we have seen some new pups we’re interested in adopting, But we’re worried if it cock up everything we’ve worked for. What’s the likelihood of that happening?

do you think it could compete with champion type breeds.

I’m looking for a clicker to train my cats, but all I can find are dog clickers, so would those work for my cats?

I am not very interested in obedience, but I love to do agility, flyball and especially trick training. Without the obedience classes, would a dog training center still be feasible? Would you go?
Our flyball “club” does charge for introduction training as it takes away alot of training time from the active canine members.

I was planning on a dog daycare, with classes in the evening. The dog daycare is feasible where I live, the classes would be fun.

He’ll be a year old on the 27th of this month. He’s an Australian shepherd, he HATES children, anyone under, say, 9, and he doesn’t like anyone else except for people who come around to our house on a regular basis. He’s not dog agressive, though.

As a matter of fact I don’t even know WHY he’s agressive. We got him at 9wks, and he’s been around people since the day he was born. Any ideas?