[maxdog]

Max picked up the leave it command very quickly. At a class we were told to put a treat on the floor next to our foot. When Max went for it I put my foot over the treat and calmly said "leave it". When he backed off i gave him another treat that I had in my hand and said "take it". Within minutes of starting this exercise I did not need to put my foot over the treat. I would say leave it and he backed off from the treat looking at me. It came in very handy very shortly after that when Toni went to open a big bottle off Tylenol and someone (I will never admit to who did this) had not closed the bottle and hundreds of pills fell on the kitchen floor. Of course Max sees these small things that are close to the size of treats we give him all over the place and immediately went for them. She said "leave it" and he stopped in his tracks and looked up at her without touching a single pill. This command is a must.