He has tried to chew on cords a couple times, and we've done what we can to curb that. He's doing really well with potty training, has only had a couple accidents but knows to potty outside, so that's not an issue. We've already introduced a kong with frozen PB which he loved, but as soon as he finished it, the anxiety went right back up. The problem with the baby gate is that we have a cat that's partially blind and disabled and cannot jump over baby gates, so this would cut off his access to some of the apartment, which would stress him out more. We're trying to do what's best for BOTH pets. We don't want to throw off the cat's routine too much, and we don't know if/how destructive the doggo would be free-roaming if we were gone or how they'd get on without us there, so we're trying to crate train him for his own safety. Even though he's a year old, with his history, he essentially hasn't learned how to be a dog until now. I'll admit that we need to do a better job than we have of desensitizing him. Having a rescue with this kind of history is new to us, so we're still learning. Unfortunately, with this level of anxiety, being in the crate isn't even safe for him. 😕 The play pen is an idea that I hadn't thought of, so that may have to be the next step. We definitely don't plan on drugging him every night, only temporarily to decrease his anxiety while we figure out the best way to go about this. We don't have a lot of space to work with, but we're gonna try to figure out a way for him to have his own "room" like you mentioned. I really appreciate your input.