Max Randall explains why dogs that seem badly behaved are often stressed or anxious instead. A retriever stealing socks, a herder chasing cars, a dog that can't settle: these aren't training problems, they're signs of what's underneath. Most training just manages the behavior without fixing what's actually wrong.
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Signs your dog behaving badly is actually struggling. Aroused because all you're seeing is this dog good one minute and then crazy the next. They do one thing and now they're absolutely mental and you can't bring 'em down. Or you're seeing so many displacement behaviors, the constant jumping, the running, the, the stealing things. Frustrated if you're finding your dog is obsessed with everything. They need stuff, they need to get to the park. They're obsessed with dogs, obsessed with smells, obsessed with playing, or You're seeing breed-specific issues like retrieving dogs stealing socks, herding dogs chasing cars, terriers destroying things. And when they have calmed down, they just go straight back to doing everything at 110%. They're stressed if you're finding that your dog is constantly revving and you cannot bring them down at all. They cannot settle. Also, they lose interest in food and toys and you don't really know why. And they're anxious if you're finding that your dog is in this constant state of worry. They're hypervigilant. They're pacing and, well, unpredictable. Now, do you really think a training package, some tips, is going to solve these problems? Or do you think training is just going to manage the behaviors you're seeing? Probably that, because training doesn't actually help the dog directly. It just manages behaviour. So I think for you, it is time to get underneath the surface and help the dog.