How do I increase the speed of any given command. My GSD is trained to the point he will do all the commands he is just to slow for my liking. Also I am using a E-collar and giving a small correction level (2) on a innotek IUT-300, if he does not listen.

Train the dog in drive, and make sure your timing is good on the reward. The best place to start would be Ed's "Building Drive Focus and Grip" DVD.

Brian,
Training in drive will definately help, but in the mean time, try witholding reward for only the responce that you are happy with. Give your dog his command and reward once or twice at the start of your training session. Then on the third (if it's not fast enough) praise the dog so that he knows he did the correct behavior but do not reward after you release the dog. You may not get exactly what you want right away, but, you can give reward if the next one is quicker than his average responce. When the new speed becomes the average speed, you can withold reward again until he gives you a faster response than that. And so on and so on...

Another technique is an auto correction. You cue a behavior and automatically correct the dog right away. Only use this if the dog is already trained on the command in the training area that you are working in. This technique works pretty well for downs in movement. I am not a big fan and I find that OB in drive with the dog is much more fun! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />