My Dog Has Anxiety, He Shivers Constantly. When He Does Bad, He Knows It And Cowers. I Know Its Not Coldness.?

I think he is anxious. He may not yet know what to expect of you.
To be a good pack leader, you need to show you are in charge, but not by hitting or yelling. A dog who is unsure of his role in the pack is anxious and shows signs of anxiety like you mention.
(There are some excerpts from her DVD on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCgfzezE-…
Perhaps you are coming up to him when you come home. In a pack, the pack members always approach the pack leader, not the other way around. So you might try just ignoring him completely when you come home for five minutes or so. No eye contact. (That’s important.) Remember eye contact in packs can be read as a challenge. If he’s cowering when you come in the room, I think this is a very important technique to use with him. Give him time to adjust to you being there.
Don’t feed him unless you’ve eaten something first. Give him his food and then WALK AWAY. The pack leader eats, walks away, and the other members know it is their turn.
These are very simple things to do that will reinforce that YOU are in charge and HE doesn’t have to worry.
With the broom, desensitizing him is the best thing. Take the broom and lay it in front of him. Leave the room. Again, don’t look at him while you do this. Come back later, calmly pick it up and put it back. He’ll soon learn it is no threat.
If he is afraid of smaller objects, try the same thing. If he picks it up, ask him to bring it to you and then reward him lavishly with praise and a treat.
It may be that he is feeling unwell and irritable, but it sounds like he is still somewhat insecure.
(We had separation anxiety issues with our dog and after reading about pack behavior were able to resolve it 95% of the time. The same with manically jumping on us. Learning about pack behavior is really valuable if you have a dog!)

Has he been on the doggy prozac long enough for it to work? If so, it doesn’t sound as if it’s the right dosage or the right drug, one or the other.
If you are able to, try contacting Nicholas Dodman at Tufts University in Massachusetts for a phone consult – he is a pioneer in the field, and knows how to choose the right drug and dosage for the dog.
He also has some excellent and very readable books you might be interested in – very easily available on the internet.
In the case of abuse, it is also necessary to either retrain of refrain from doing things that would trigger the anxiety. If it appears he was beaten with a broomstick, then the broom should never come out in his presence, unless you do a lot of work to desensitize him to it.
To bring that stuff out is to remind him to be afraid – like a beatne spouse, it the constant threat that a beating MIGHT occur, not that it must actually happen very often. Each time you show him an object he has a bad history with, you are abusing him again.
I would make a big list of what terrorizes him, and keep it visible on a kitchen cabinet as a reminder for yourself – it’s hard to keep track when it’s someone else’s phobia, and to you they’re just household objects.
At least this is a start.
But do speak to Nichola Dodman – he is really approachable and great at what he does, and can help you solve this very efficiently, which no doubt will be a relief to your dog!

I have 2 Kelpies that were also rescue dogs. The little b*tch used to do the same thing. She would actually wet herself if I started sweeping when she was inside. She was 5 months old when we got her and in a couple of days she turns 3. It took the best part of at least 12 months for her anxiety to subside.
The best approach to take, and what we did, is slowly, softly, gently, calmly. But if he does something wrong, a simple ‘no’ and walk away. That way he will still understand if he does something wrong, but by walking away, you are removing the threat. Our little girl is so good now that you would never know she was beaten. She forged a very trusting bond with us and came to realise we weren’t going to hurt her, and the rest follows on from that.
The other Kelpie was 6 mths old and in a much worse state. He has bonded with me and is ‘normal’ but is petrified of men, including my partner and probably always will be. He is now 2 1/2. He also used to wet himself but all you had to do was look at him and he got scared. He took a lot longer to come good, and is still improving every day. (2 years on)
So I hope this helps you, give him time, make him feel safe and allow him to build trust in you, the rest will follow.
Good luck!

OK this may be a tough one to break. How old is he? This is the one situation where it is OK to treat your dog a little like a human. Give him his dinner at the same time you sit down to eat. Lots of love and care. Give him try to train him with simple commands and be generous with the treats. If there are certain objects he just will not go near then fix one of his treats to that object and use the “check it” command. First teach him the “Check It” command with objects he will go near. Eventually he will come around. Check out my blog for a great dog training book I found.