Yay for your new family members Good on you for choosing rescue dogs.

It always makes me wonder how people can have a dog and not even teach it the very basic commands. We got a foxy cross from the pound about 5 months ago and at about one year old his lack of training was unbelievable! He toileted inside, chewed everything, nipped the kids, chewed hands whenever you tried to pat him, wet himself if you growled, wandered down the street, snatched food off the kids and most frustrating of all he just wouldn't come when he was called. It has taken a while and to be honest there were times when I could have given up on him (like the time he chewed three shoes in 4 days GRRRR). But it is worth the effort and he is a good little dog now. Still room for improvement but we will get there.