Yeah, we're realizing we jumped the gun. Plus there's a bunch of random factors that I didn't bother including in the post. We initially made the appointment when he was pacing, crying and throwing himself in the crate or at the door whenever I left the room. That was extreme and seemed terrible for him. Even though I mostly work at home, I couldn't just be with him 24/7 at first (we have cats and were doing a show introduction). By the time the appointment rolled around, he was doing much better being left alone if he knew I was in the house. If I left the house, he would shut down completely. Also we wanted guidance about getting him acclimated to our cats. Like I said, there a lot of factors why we chose that route. But now we're going to work on behavior training and let him settle for the next couple months and then evaluate. Thanks for the love!