Can I just thank everyone who recommended the bully stick!!!!!
At first he growled, backed up and barked at it. He even would jump on the couch to go around it...lol Then I picked it up and pretended to eat it and kept saying "yummy". He licked it a bit, and all of a sudden grabbed it and took it to his crate (he hates his crate) to chew it!!! He is totally, independently entertained!!! I will have to see if he will sit with it when I have to do things around the house.
Anyways, thanks again! It's a lifesaver...I hope it continues to work.