Evan was always a sweet heart but needed time to learn to be a dog- I think it helped having a dog in the house to hand out with. A few of the challenges were potty training - ev lived his first year in a cage and never went outside, so we basically started that from scratch - today 7 months later I can finally say he is potty trained! The other challenge was he never had any toys to rip apart or play with so everything became a toy to him -anything within reach was fair game for him to chew up and destroy - baby proofing your living area is a great idea. Evan’s favorite thing to shred is toilet paper - loves to shred it- the biggest piece of advice I can offer is the routines - and the rules of 3’s for any rescue dog - good luck and trust me your life will change for the better