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Originally Posted by camly  when i'm on the bed and he wants up, he'll wait for my to pick him up and won't move away when i pick him up for that |
That's because getting up on your bed is rewarding enough that it's worth it to get picked up.
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Originally Posted by camly ... BUT the second i try to pet him he'll dodge and run away! its getting frustrating b/c i sometimes i need to pick him up or just want to pet him ... |
I honestly can't think of a scenario where it's imperative to call your dog to you so that you can pet him. If he doesn't want to be called to you for a pet, then don't. Pet him when he's near you.
It *is*, however, important that we can grab our dogs when we need to. I expect you need to raise the value of treats. Call him to you for a tiny bit of cheese, chicken, or steak (or cheerios as was suggested). I doubt he'll run away from those.
Be careful that "come" doesn't always end his fun. If "come" always means that we're going inside, you have to stop playing with that, or I'm going to take something away from you, it's no wonder that they don't want to come to us. Call him to you just to get a treat 75% of the time. If you'll do that, you'll have a dog who reliably comes when called.