We use the Kong to keep Katie Scarlett busy too in her x pen. She doesn't like it in there, but she is getting used to it. She can see me the whole time she is in there, but she will still sit and just stare at me with those eyes. I try to talk to her and let her know I'm there. But she will fuss. If she starts to whimper a little too much or even bark, I look at her and say 'go nite nite' and she knows that means to get in her bed and behave. She usually will go in there with her bully stick and settle down. I also try to rotate out her toys that I put her in there with and that has helped us. The other thing I do is leave the tv in the room on to either Animal Planet or Nick. She loves cartoons believe it or not. I catch her watching them all the time. LOL. The other thing I do is if she has been in there for over an hour and has been good the entire time, I get in the pen with her and play for a few minutes. It's like her reward for being good. I think she is starting to figure out if she is good for a set amount of time, that means play time with Mommy.
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