[jlhnokc]

"Yes. I've given her an opportunity to THINK. And for anyone who thinks that by doing this I've done nothing but teach her that barking at the window is a great thing to do because the game is on and there's a reward in it, it's becoming quite apparent to me that's not at all the case.......not ALL the time, but now, SOME of the time....she will look out the window and see a dog, pause a split second to make a decision, and then turn away from the window and CHARGE to me without a single bark at the dog. That is SUPER fantastic and boy does she get a SUPER reward when she does that."

I completely see where you are coming from MoonDog...She's not associating her "behavior" with a reward, she's associating the command Leave it, as something fun and positive. If she's barking out the window, she obviously has some energy to burn, so why not burn it on your terms...I'm with ya!!!! Question-how did you teach her with leave it to come to you and look at you? Jaycee knows leave it, and will drop/leave alone anything she has if I give her that command, but how do I go from that to coming to me? Could I say leave it, then come and then engage with her? and eventually phase out saying come?