I'm so sorry to hear that you both had such a bad experience with obedience classes.....I was talking to my vet recently about that , She told me that I should start out with the puppy manners class, (he is 4 months) it concentrates more on the minor annoyances... and then move up to more intense training...She recommended a training class to me that has only a few puppies at a time....maybe you could check and see if there is such a thing in your area?....Good Luck.....