My first question to you is how long have you had him? Keep in mind that he spent two full years of his life living one way, and now he's experiencing a complete change. I adopted a one year old with hunting bloodlines, had him for over 6 months, and we're still learning new things about him.
I have a couple suggestions for solving the "only wants to be in the bedroom" problem:
1. Feed him in the kitchen, living room, family room... anywhere but the bedroom. Try moving his food to "new" areas of the house so he gets comfortable being outside the bedroom.
2. Does he have a doggy bed that he loves to sleep on? If so try moving it out of the bedroom. Our dog will sleep ANYWHERE if we put his bed there.
3. Use food as enticement to leave the bedroom. If you're cooking in the kitchen or just hanging out watching tv try keep some food, snacks, carrots, whatever with you, and call him. When he comes give him a treat. Just randomly do this for awhile and see if it has any effect. You may be pleasantly surprised.
4. Try closing the bedroom door during the day. You may want to be careful with this one because he may go bananas about not being able to get to his "safe" zone, but trying closing the bedroom doors and see how he responds.
When you're outside in the yard see if you can distract him with someone. Playing fetch/stick is a great way to get his mind off where he is and get him to enjoy being somewhere new.
I have a couple suggestions for solving the "only wants to be in the bedroom" problem:
1. Feed him in the kitchen, living room, family room... anywhere but the bedroom. Try moving his food to "new" areas of the house so he gets comfortable being outside the bedroom.
2. Does he have a doggy bed that he loves to sleep on? If so try moving it out of the bedroom. Our dog will sleep ANYWHERE if we put his bed there.
3. Use food as enticement to leave the bedroom. If you're cooking in the kitchen or just hanging out watching tv try keep some food, snacks, carrots, whatever with you, and call him. When he comes give him a treat. Just randomly do this for awhile and see if it has any effect. You may be pleasantly surprised.
4. Try closing the bedroom door during the day. You may want to be careful with this one because he may go bananas about not being able to get to his "safe" zone, but trying closing the bedroom doors and see how he responds.
When you're outside in the yard see if you can distract him with someone. Playing fetch/stick is a great way to get his mind off where he is and get him to enjoy being somewhere new.