<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I have a 4 month old puppy, his breed is a guess by the rescue we got him from :corgi/chihuahua is their best guess. His mom was a stray taken in by the rescue before she gave birth to a myriad of puppy looks.

Anyway, my question is this. **How did you transition your dog into sleeping in a different area?** We started him out in his crate in our bedroom, then about a month later, moved him into the hallway outside of our bedroom door. The next step is to move him into the living room, where his crate will get a permanent spot.

Details are that he has a blanket that smells like my husband and I (he clearly prefers blankets over beds), he has toys and chewy things in his crate with him, and his crate is fairly large for him, it is made for dogs larger than he is. He gets great air circulation and his kitty friend sleeps near him when he gets upset. He goes out to go potty twice in the half hour to 45 minutes before bed, just to make sure he's all right. He hasn't had any issues dealing with the move to the hallway, except a few whimpers the first night and needing an earlier potty break for the next two. It has been a while since his last move and we want to make the final one, but he can't seem to handle the separation.
<bot>: I would like to change my dog's sleeping area, but am unsure about how to go about doing this. Any suggestions?