Background info:

Name: Bunny Rabbit
Breed: Catahoula Leopard Dog
Age: Roughly 9 months old
Sex: Male/Neutered

Okay, I got Bunny when he was roughly 8 weeks old(his BYB who was dumping him at a shelter said 4 weeks). He was a breeze to house train and he has a wonderful need to please personality(most of the time).

I have 2 other dogs(both 2 years old, a Pit Bull and a Border Collie) who have "graduated" to not needing to be crated at night. And I was hoping that keeping Bunny on leash with human roommates in the house whenever we're awake would help him catch on to inside behavior. He's been at it for almost a month now, with no change. He's a very sensitive and attentive dog. Besides his temperment I think NILIF has helped that along. He follows me around the house, my face not leaving his gaze, but once I sit down he's bounce bounce bounce. Leashing him results in him bouncing, getting pulled back when he hits the leash end and yelping while he pulls backwards trying to get the leash away(I pay no attention because I don't want him to think that he'll get loved on if he throws a fit, I will give him attention when and if he settles down).

He's never(since I've had him) been intentionally or accidently hurt by a leash. I don't think keeping him leashed inside is hurting him really. And he's fine on leash outside. I think his behavior is him trying to see what he can get away with for lack of better words.

He does the following for exercise/activity:
- Flyball with a trainer(4x a week).
- Agility at home(roughly 2 hours a day).
- Two walks/runs a day(2 miles each).
- Weekend trips to a friends property where he runs and swims for 6-8 hours(1-2x a week).
- Daily obedience refreshers.

I keep all the dogs on a set schedule so they have a routine. My Border Collie is lost without a schedule. They eat at set times everyday, they go out at set times everyday and each get individual person attention at set times. And each dog has a crate in a seperate room of the house(the one they're most comfortable in) for feeding and to just get away.

So I've tried using his obedience commands to get him to just lay down and chill. I don't expect him to just lay there an not move. I just expect him to know that playing antelope on furniture and clobbering you when you're sitting down isn't acceptable behavior. I've tried everything I know of that I did with the Border Collie and Pit Bull and it's just not working. I prefer only positive reinforcement.

I don't want to keep him crated all the time, I think that would be cruel. Right now he's crated from about 12am to 7am(when everyone's asleep), because I can't trust him out of his crate with no supervision. Other than that, he's either outside or inside with supervision at all times.

He also has plenty of toys to keep him occupied as well as doing little activities(hunting for treats type thing) inside during the day. Through all this I am trying to keep in mind he still is a puppy.

Sorry this post is so out of order.

Any ideas or info is greatly appreciated. Thank you.