I have busted Harley a few times doing the same thing when I have the door rolled up...I put that apple bitter on it and he hasn't touched it
..I also give Harley a bully stick or I take a kong out of the freezer full of peanut butter or sweet potato (his favorite) and give it to him right before I leave to keep him busy while I'm gone...I also keep his food/water/toys in there all the time so he has to go in to eat and get water. What I did was make it a fun safe place for him and now that play yard is like his safe place...like a crate would be...if he get scared or something he runs right in his play yard, when he is sleepy he goes to his play yard...When its bed time I look at Harley and Bella and say..lets go to bed kids and both run upstairs, Bella sleeps with us so she goes right to the bed but Harley goes to the smaller play yard I leave upstairs and waits for me to put him in, he's 5 mos now and doing really well with the potty training so he has graduated to the bed with us this past few weeks but still goes to the play yard every night
I kinda made his whole world revolve around that play yard...You have to get Max use to it..take baby steps...but make it a routine he will get use to it...and as far as the digging at the floor...its new Mom LOL what is this