Well, it is now official! Bear HATES being in his play yard

Every time I put him in there he whines & barks like crazy & seriously won't shut up unless I take him out. I've tried just waiting it out, but that doesn't work. The other day he whined & barked for an hour & a half while he was in there! So I was just thinking that maybe the space is too small for him? Would I be better off getting him an xpen so that he has more room to run around & such? I can't put a baby gate up to section off an area of our house because the baby gates are too small & don't fit any area of our house to section it off

So what do you guys think? Is an xpen the way to go?
Amy