I believe your issue is the pen/crate. I have a two year old that I kept in a pen whenever I wasn't home or in bed for the first 18 months because he was destructive. I tried a few times to let him out unsupervised without success. Finally a buddy, with a yorkie, mentioned that he was going stir crazy and I have to keep him out. I started with getting him super tired one day with daycare and playing with him too. Then left him out one night. Success. I started doing this alot. Then twice a week. Then when he was out more than in I realized he would be destructive right after getting out. He is like a HS kid going to college who never had any freedom. One he realized he had more freedom he calmed down significantly. He is still out of his mind, but I've noticed a massive improvement as soon as he was out of the pen unsupervised most of the time. Once he realizes his home is not just the pen, he will improve. |