[Karrie]

I agree - "come" is the number one and most important command and should always be rewarded. You can teach "come" in the house by playing hide and seek. It takes two people. One sits with the puppy. The other goes around the corner and call's the puppy's name (i.e. "Bailey Come") - reward when the puppy comes. Practice, practice, practice.

Also, I found that Bailey didn't like being picked up. She associated my approach and bending over with being picked up (which is true if you're potty training). So, as often as I could, I made it a point to bend over, pet her then release. Also, there are times that she needed to be picked up so - then I started telling her to "stop", she'd freeze at my voice, then I picked her up, praised and treated (so that she'd associate being picked up with something good).

Good luck!