[Martin]

Something that worked for me was (and of course it works better with the puppy) I would have two crates, one by his play area and one near our bedroom. We would sit with him until he was dozing off and as he was dozing off we would slowly bring him into his crate and shut the door once he was asleep. Adding calming music and a blanket over the crate helps. You can also try putting a kong in and then leave (hide around the corner or shut the door as if you left to go to work or shopping) and then JUST as he is about to finish the kong come back and let him out. I also had to change my entire in-door routine. We never play tug or chase in the house, I give a lot of praise and rewards when he is calm and laying down and looking at me. I would toss a treat down the hall a couple of times to get him to run. We also did a lot of research and found these amazing chew treats “Earth Animal No hide”.