Just a little brag....

Took Reich out to 'go potty'..and one of her arch enemies, a bird, was in the yard (how DARE IT!)

It saw her, took off...and of course she had to give chase.

I got as far as 'lea...' into a 'leave it', and she stopped dead, sat and looked at me. I told her to 'go potty', and she went back about her business.

She's been solid on leave it with inanimate objects for a couple of months now, but not so much where 'prey' or other dogs are concerned.

It is important because it's one of the commands I use when we're walking and another dog presents itself (dog aggressive).

If she's getting to the point that she will stop mid pursuit of a bird...we're getting somewhere!

I'm almost tempted to try her with my cat...but I'm not up to dealing with the end result if my poor cat proves too tempting.