She is new to our family, when she is not wanting to listen she ignores me, turns her head. She is not that treat motivated. Any Help would be greatly appreciated!
I can only speak from our experience.
We adopted Rey a year ago and the rescue org estimated her age to be 1-1/2. We also did the EMBARK DNA test which came back Pyrenees. Rey was a livestock guarding dog that either ran away or was let go as her fear of gun shot sounds and fireworks terrify her. From the very start we wanted her to be her best self and have attended multiple training classes. She's a very smart girl who is curious and willful. Pyrenees can be stubborn similar to Bernese but what we have discovered is that the time we've invested in doing the classes with her, playing and daily challenging her in fun and curious ways has made all of the difference. We're also very fortunate to have great training organizations in our area to take advantage of. I wish you good luck with your dog-o.
It’s difficult to give advice without being able to ask questions but I’ll go with the basics. I wish I could ask more about her background. But just like any new dog she does need time to learn a new home family and rules. Some dogs take longer than others to do that and it seems like maybe it’s not stubborn it’s her shutting down because she’s uncomfortable in the situation the way you described her behavior. I think you should start over with her to help build her confidence and help her learn to trust you. I don’t know the rules you have but for now unless she’s hurting someone or stealing food is the only reason you correct her. Dog proof the areas that are off limits. Do NOT force her to do anything she reacts badly to.Make a simple routine of going potty feeding treats and chewies and bed time and stick to it so she knows exactly what is going to happen when.. Eventually you add training and walking to it. Make sure your talking to her a lot and giving her as much attention and touching as she will allow and even try to go a bit more. If she’s isolating laying in a room away from the family just one person call her and if she doesn’t come someone needs to go lay by her and pets her. The only time she can isolate and hide is if there’s a lot going on or a lot of people in the house. After a couple weeks of this you add training. It’s very important you be consistent with it and add it to her schedule. This is the foundation of bonding with her and teaching her to want to obey your commands. When you first have her on the leash just let her sniff around to the limit of the leash but keep moving in the direction you want to go. Your not starting with the leash. Start with sit. Be patient. If she’s too excited or distracted walk her around to sniff for a while then try again. By this time you’ve been talking nice and excited to her for a couple weeks. Position her where you want her and push her butt down gently hold a second while saying sit firmly. Then praise her like crazy and give her a treat. You can also hold a treat slowly in front then over her head until she sits give it to her and lots of praise. Train with her at least 2-3 times a week for 15 minutes. No longer or they get bored and frustrated. Only move on to another command when they respond to it any time anywhere: Once you introduce a command make sure the whole family uses with her the way you want it. Sit for food treats before you open the door ext. There’s tons of good training info on Utube. Pick one that seems right for you and ...
You should probably contact your vet to make sure there's nothing medically going on. Then, assuming she is healthy, I would enlist the help of a trainer so that she will learn that it is good and rewarding to listen to you.