When I brought her to us she was eleven months old and totally down, absolutely wreck. She was scared by everything, demotivated. I did know, that it will be hard with her, but I couldn't gave her away. After week, she started doing progress. Baby steps, but still progress. Now, three months later she is doing great. She is amazing to dogs, she is scared from people less, she is motivated (I would say, that  too much! :D ). She know obedience, few things from agility and dogdancing. Maybe it isn't still perfect, but one day...