Thanks again to all for the suggestions and advice.. I actually did try to have one of the neighbors who was out this weekend offer her a tasty treat... well it didn't turn out too well. As soon as he bent down and held out the treat, she went berzerk, barking angrily with raised hackles and running back and forth. He tossed it on the ground and she ignored it (Tommy proceeded to run over and gobble it though ) I had a much harder time getting her settled down this time, had to take her inside. It was pretty embarrassing, but Tommy was more than happy to take treats from him at least .

I don't think she is reacting off of me because I don't even know the neighbors are out until she starts in (yard is surrounded by fir trees).

It seems any attention given to her at all by a stranger (mainly men), makes her much more upset and suspicious. The men she eventually warms up to, like one of my brothers-in-law and one of my husband's friends, are people who completely ignore her at first and let her approach them on her own, let her sniff without trying to pet her until she's comfortable and even gives them a little kiss.

I'm still not sure how exactly to handle the neighbor problem. I hate to take a corrective path, but I am really not seeing another way to handle this at this point. Her habit needs to be broken. It was not bad before until this summer, when for some reason it seems to have gotten much worse.

Also it should be understood that by corrective, I do not mean physical punishment, but more like having to go back in for a time out or something along those lines. She is very bright and learns very quickly. In the past, a couple of times when she did not come when I called her, I then shut the door and when she came up to the door to come in, I let her stay out there longer. After one or two times of this, she now comes running every time when I call her to come in.