Thanks for the input Doc. I've been working on the obedience part with her. I've only had her for a week and she's already got "load up" down. She still needs some work on come. I've got her to where when we get back from a walk, she sits at the bottom of the steps and waits until I tell her ok before she goes up to be let in. We're also working on not jumping up on people or the furniture. So far, the only bad habit I haven't had to deal with is table/counter surfing. I'd love to get ahold of the person that dumped her at the pound and give him a piece of my mind/boot! He appearently didn't care enough to teach her any manners at all. I'm even having to do the whole potty training thing with her. Thankfully, my boss is a good guy and lets me bring her to work with me. That's making it easier to discourage bad habits and reinforce the good ones. Now if I can get through the chewing with my furniture intact, everybody in the house will be happy. When I catch her chewing on something she's not supposed to(mommy's $1500 couch, my shoes, the remote, the kid's clothes, etc.), I tell her no and give her one of her toys to chew on. She doesn't seem to want to chew up her stuff, just ours! The only time she chews on something that she's allowed to is when she thinks the other dog wants it. Thanks again! And off to the bookstore I go!