Dog Obedience Training For Your Pet Dog

For example, would it be okay to train my dog and reward him with cheerios? Just plain cheerios, not flavored or anything. I would rather not go out and buy treats because I don’t think those are very healthy for puppies. Any other suggestions of household foods or other ideas for a reward system would be great! Thanks!

Obedience schools are not available in the town i live.

I wish to train my German shepherd/Lab/Chow. He is 1 years old and very difficult to deal with. He barks, naturally cause of his breed. I wish to control that. Another thing, jumping on people. Potty training him to only use the bathroom in one place. He also like to bite my other 3 year old dog, which now is getting holes in her ears because of his rough play. I also need to train him to ignore other dogs when he is around them. Can you please help me?

What would you say would be an average cost for obidience training for a puppy?

Is that rude? Do you think someone would take it the wrong way?
I know some people are super sensitive about their dogs so I dont know how someone would handle it? Any advice?
I do have a personal interest in this dog though. I’ve been asked (and agreed to) dogsit 3 times. This dog is the most misbehaved dog I’ve ever met. He bites me when I try to put a leash on him, and refuses to go outside with me sometimes which means I have to clean up his mess. He was a rescue and was abused. However, the owner now spoils the CRAPPPPPP out of him which makes him really difficult to handle!

I’m thinking about getting a home dog trainer. How much does it usually cost? I know it depends and the price varies, but what does it generally cost?

I’m thinking about getting a trainer from barkbusters. Anyone heard of them? Are they successful at what they do? Also, in general, do these (dog training) lessons pay off. That is, are they even worth it/ beneficial?

If it helps at all, I live in California.