Shadow is driving me NUTS...need some excellent idog advice

I know this may sound crazy, but you said you had a shingle outbreak with the move.  Have you had one before that Shadow has witnessed?  The reason I say this, is you stated that he barks at you, not at the rest of the family.  Could he be barking at you due to your health? Kind of like a hey, somethings wrong with Mom thing?  I know some animals are good at alerting for health problems etc.  It was just a thought, and I may be waaayyyy off base. Anyway, I hope you can find a solution soon.

Yeah, I get shingles outbreaks anytime I'm seriously stressed.  And it's just a patch on the lower back.....doesn't show, doesn't make me feel badly, just tingles up and down that leg and the danged blisters from the virus.
 
Mic, define soft or hard?  Shadow is a 2 year old who ACTS like he's under a year, very excitable, doesn't come inside a "chill" as easily as the others, is always prowling.....
 
Believe it or not, he's got his CGC and the several classes leading up to that.
 
They are fed morning and evening....around 8ish in the morning they get kibble, around 7ish in the evening they get homecooked or raw.
 
Exercise stinks right now.  And maybe that's the key to this.  Until we get this wild field of a yard under control there is way too much long grass to get out and do our romps.  So I'm betting that's part of it, as well as him trying to herd me again all of a sudden.  I hear the mower now, so after dinner will get the drag lines out and get them out and hopefully that'll help.

Oh Glenda, I hate it that you are dealing with this...new houses are suppossed to be fun to some extent.  IMO you don't sound quite like yourself in these posts either and I don't know if it is the stress Shadow is causing you or if you are causing Shadow's stress or both!  I think the lack of exercise is probably a key factor since they are quite used to romping in the fields at your old place. 
 
I think you need a vacation...[]  I can understand the X,Y and Z though.  People think I am neurotic when we move b/c I will have the house in complete order within a few days, or at least it will appear that way to others.  I am usually hanging pictures by day 3 to make it feel like home and to get rid of some clutter. 
 
I know you are out in the country but is there anywhere you can take Shadow that he can run a little bit and wear himself out....does your mom or your sister have any yard that he can run in or would you even be comfortable doing that?
 
I know nothing about this stuff but I am lending my supposrt however I can.  Maybe since he was the only pup in his litter he sees you as his mom now and wants to protect you or something....
 
I just hope it gets better soon! 

I know you're really busy, but have you tried desensitzing him to you going in and out?  Just go out, leave.  Go out, leave.  Go out, leave... etc.  Then go out take a few steps, leave, repeat. All the while just ignoring him?  Is he getting your attention while he's doing what he's doing, currently?  If so he's winning and training himself to keep doing it... as, I'm sure you're aware.  I'm sure it's hard to ignore a 70+ lbs GSD, but for the most part are you ignoring him? 
 
How annoying to be dealing with him doing that, while moving.  But, I was just thinking if you modify the "no jump" technique (above) it may help.
 
Goodluck!

But I'm not actually leaving or going anyplace.  Everyone is outside during the morning hours.  Once the sun crosses to the back yard, I generally bring them in and either try to work around them, suggest that it'd be a good time for a nap (which they all seem to accept and trot down to their crates without complaint) or we'll go out and sit on the huge front deck which I've got gated off so no one decides to run down the stairs and into the woods.
 
When I need to get into the work shop, I completely ignore him.  I just keep walking with my hands down at my sides.  Often I get a nip in the butt as I'm climbing the barricade to keep them OUT of the far half of the garage and away from the owners stuff that is still sitting here......the barriers wouldn't be a big deal for them to get over/through, but they do respect barriers.  And maybe he's trying to tell me that I'm supposed to as well?  Or if I go into the back yard, he can be all the way in the garage chilling, but he hears me and comes tearing out to bark at me.  Again I completely ignore him.....although I do have to admit if I'm filling water bowls or their pool I might spray him with the hose....but again, this is without a single word.
 
We did get them out for a bit last nite and he was slightly calmer last nite when they came in the house.  Marginally, but I'll take anything at this point.  I'm sure not getting their daily, or every other day runs in is part of the picture, and I honestly didn't even think about that until Mic asked about exercise.  They have a good sized yard and they run and play out there a good part of the day, so I   foolishly didn't even think about exercise.  But, it's going to be part of the evening routine effective immediately.  I'm reluctant to try to do it on my own until I'm surer of their reactions.  Despite the massive amount of nothingness around us on THREE sides, the county road, which is pretty busy is only 400 feet or so from the house on the fourth.  I won't risk their safety for exercise, so for NOW at least, I want DS or DH home with me and out with me when I give them their free time, and I'm also using the drag lines again just to be safe.

There are really two ways to handle this problem.  We can either focus on the base problem, and work on that.  Or we can focus on the symptoms (the bad behavior).  Normally, I would immediately say "lets determine the base problem", but that takes a lot of time that you may not have right now. 
 
If I was in the middle of a move and had no time to focus on the dogs issue right now....I would go out and get a remote citronella collar.  This will subdue the negative behaviors until you are really in a position to buckle down and solve this thing.  I use one with my BC Socrates sometimes and it works awesome.  Especially with the little irritating behaviors like the barking, nipping or herding.
 
I think this will help save your sanity a little.  Let me know what you think.