We tried the bedroom first and he cried and kept us up. He is in the living room now. He loves to lay under the end table so I put his crate there last night. At first he was leary of it, but he soon went in to check things out. He still cried and barked when we put him up last night. It may be just one of those things we have to wait out. I tried giving him food when he potties outside yesterday and he did awesome. He is use to me giving him treats from my hand. I want him to be able to associate the word "Potty" with going outside. When I say potty my golden goes nuts because he knows we are going outside. I took him a little while to catch on so I am sure that with repetition Tobie will also.
Something I also noticed is that when I feed him he eats so fast that I wonder if he is really chewing his food. That is another reason I feed him in his crate, so that he can feel safe and he does not have to fend off the other dogs when he is eating.
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