MAJOR behavioral problems

[Vinat]

hi there, i'm new here. i recently put down MY dog, and my father and i have gotten a new one.

she is 11 months old, and we got her from Bideawee in manhattan, they recieved her from a kill shelter down in tennessee. she had been at bideawee for over a month, no one wanting to take her home because she is very hyperactive, disobedient, and a chewer. we took her home on thursday (june 18th). so far we've managed to house train her. actually she kinda did this herself. she'd wake from a sound sleep when either my dad or i went to the bathroom, and she would run in and watch. we put some wee wee pads down in the bathroom, and she started using them on her own, without either of us ever showing them to her or telling her to go there. we're very proud and pleased with this, but she still has a LOT of other major issues.

first of all, she still does not know her name. they were calling her one thing at the shelter, she didnt know or acknowledge that name either, so naturally, we changed it to something else that we liked and thought fit the dog. we named her dusty, and as ive said, she still doesnt know her name. this is an issue because she also does not know "come", so calling her is almost impossible, unless we squeak one of her squeaky toys.

second, she chews. luckily it is just fabrics or paper-like things (dont have to worry about cleaning products or bathroom stuff). sadly this includes any types of cardboard (like boxes) papaer (reciepts, the mail, BOOKS too), ALL articles of clothing: socks, undies, jeans, jackets, towels, sheets, blankets, and... the couch. each cushion is its own separate piece, and she chews them and drags them all over the apartment. just tonite, during her peak hyperactive hours (8-10 pm) she completely disheveled the couch, and started humping the individual parts. i immideately googled "why is my female dog humping things" and found the answer: she is trying to mark her territory and assert her dominance as she thinks she in leader of the pack. and this leads into (as did number 1 as well) the final, underlying, and most important issue: she is completely disobedient.

we cannot really afford to take her to obedience classes, so please keep that in mind when responding. we've also tried crate training, went and bought one, set it up, tried coaxing her in, didnt work, then i forcably put her in and she was shaking and just completely terrified, and i cannot do that to the dog. she spent her entire life up until now in a cage and i just cannot continue to do that to her. so after 2 days, i brought the cage back to the store and used the return money to buy her more chew toys.

i've been trying the rewards system, giving her a "treat" (actually just a single piece of dry food) when she does anything good, as telling her "no, stop, bad" has absolutely no effect, but her behavior still is not improving much.

she HAS calmed down a bit, for the most part she plays calmly and quietly with her toys, or lays down next to one of us and sleeps peacefully, but when she gets into her hyper mood (usually happens after we come back inside after a walk outside where i let her run free off the leash in the large fenced in grassy area), or when she plays WITH one of us, she is an unholy terror and unstoppable. my last dog was very obedient and well behaved. this is a bit of a culture shock for me, not being able to control the animal in my home.

i just really need some help and advice. i've been watching how to videos on all sorts of websites, and the videos arent really helping. they use dogs that are already trained, "demonstrating" what to do "if" the dog "were to be" doing *insert bad behavior*. but they dont address the issue of.. the dog IS doing this and you TRY the corrective.. whatever and the dog fights you or just ignores you.

somebody please help me!