Teaching the come is very important -- here's how I do it and my JRT came everytime, first call. Call the dog ONE TIME ONLY. If the dog doesn't respond, go to the dog and take hold of the collar (use a treat, if necessary so the dog won't run off -- give a piece of treat if the dog stays) then, taking the dog with you, go back to where you called from and praise the dog all the way there. Act as though the dog did what you wanted and be very vocal about what a good dog he/she was. Then, give the treat and praise some more. You have to make sure that whenever you call your dog to you, you praise and NEVER call the dog to you for any type of discipline or you'll be sending mixed messages. Besides, if you don't catch the dog in whatever act you want to discipline, you've really lost the chance. By the way, something I learned from Barbara Woodhouse's "No Bad Dogs" is to use the word "What".... "What a good dog..." Don't know why, but it seems to impress the praise on them more. Tried it on my cattle dog mix after I read the book and she responded more to that than to just "Good dog." She was pretty hard-headed about stuff (working breeds have to think for themselves so much during worktime), but this really made her sit up and take notice (so to speak). Use this method everytime you call the dog to you (and a long lead, if needed for longer returns) and you'll find the dog wants to come every time. You don't always have to use treats (maybe just in the beginning), but an occasional one is appreciated and keeps the dog interested. You do, however, have to praise the dog like it just won a Nobel prize or something and is just the greatest dog in the whole world. They love it. Consistency is the other key to any type of training, so everyone around the dog must do the same thing. Get down low, clap your hands, encourage the dog the whole way -- whatever it takes, but do not repeat the command. Dogs can count and they will learn how many times you'll say it before you MEAN it, so mean it the first time. That's how they learn to spell, too. Good luck.