You already know several things about her....she has low confidence; and, she is both sight and sound reactive. Your training should start with building the confidence level first and then tackle either the sight or the sound reactiveness but, not both at the same time.
She's in a new environment and as you've noted, her confidence level is coming up so, you're on the right track. Routine and structure alone have a great calming effect on dogs...they just need a little time to put everything in order. That's your task.....showing her what she needs to do....ie: Sit for food/petting, Down when the doorbell rings, etc.....set the rules and make them clear. She's still trying to sort out what she's supposed to do when/how and why...ease her mind....that gives her confidence in knowing how to handle the simple things.
For the reactiveness, I would work on sight first as it's not usually as intense as sound. Get her used to seeing strange objects in the room. Open an umbrella and put it on the floor when she's out of the room. Let her approach it on her own. Praise and treat for showing curiosity/confidence to approach the umbrella but, don't make a huge deal of it. Use other strange objects but, stay away from things that hang from the ceiling for the time being....she's probably not ready for that.
Practice walking in the house....bonding and building trust with you. Praise and treat WHILE SHE IS WALKING...don't stop to treat. Getting her to focus on you, looking to you for guidance instead of focusing on other things will certainly help on your walks. Then you practice on the back deck, then the backyard. When you think she's ready you go down the street a little ways and then back. Build the distance slowly while you continue to work on the other training because the further you get from home, the more nervous she'll be.
She's in a new environment and as you've noted, her confidence level is coming up so, you're on the right track. Routine and structure alone have a great calming effect on dogs...they just need a little time to put everything in order. That's your task.....showing her what she needs to do....ie: Sit for food/petting, Down when the doorbell rings, etc.....set the rules and make them clear. She's still trying to sort out what she's supposed to do when/how and why...ease her mind....that gives her confidence in knowing how to handle the simple things.
For the reactiveness, I would work on sight first as it's not usually as intense as sound. Get her used to seeing strange objects in the room. Open an umbrella and put it on the floor when she's out of the room. Let her approach it on her own. Praise and treat for showing curiosity/confidence to approach the umbrella but, don't make a huge deal of it. Use other strange objects but, stay away from things that hang from the ceiling for the time being....she's probably not ready for that.
Practice walking in the house....bonding and building trust with you. Praise and treat WHILE SHE IS WALKING...don't stop to treat. Getting her to focus on you, looking to you for guidance instead of focusing on other things will certainly help on your walks. Then you practice on the back deck, then the backyard. When you think she's ready you go down the street a little ways and then back. Build the distance slowly while you continue to work on the other training because the further you get from home, the more nervous she'll be.