I would try giving her something really good if she does what you want her to do. Not every time, but some of the time. Find out what her absolute favorite treat is, and use it!

Fizzgig does this too. He'll totally ignore me when I call him. Then 15 minutes later he'll come over all happy "you called me? Where's my treat?". His trainer said to keep him on a very long leash and don't give him a choice about whether to come to me or not. If I call him and he ignores me, gently pull on the leash until he comes to me, then reward him heavily.

Heh, she has leash issues too (obedience training can't start soon enough!)- she'd rather sit and chew on it than do anything else! I'll have to try this tonight and see how she reacts, thanks so much for the suggestion!

I second elisabat's recommendation of a long leash. My dad has used this method and in fact he sometimes just uses a length of clothesline so it's lighter. He calls the dog, if it doesn't immediately respond he will use the leash to reel them in while saying ", come!" and then rewarding them heavily when they reach him as if they had done it on their own. This will work with many, but not *all* dogs.

Hope this helps and the obedience classes help too!

I third the above two! Training class is awesome. We have learned so much in the past 6 weeks. I will continue traing my dog for the rest of his life with the things I have learned. Good Luck!

In our family it's a matter of rank. I am viewed as an equal to her, so I have to call her and chase after her to get her inside. All my Mom has to do is call her name and she's in immediately, and my father just has to say "where's the dog?" and she's already running inside. It gets annoying after a while lol

That's hilarious! :)