I am not going to try the hook training right now, because if I don't just reach in and pick him up, he gets pretty scared. If I poke him or tap him first, he gets pretty peeved. Right now I'm holding him a couple times a week and I just go in and grab him and bundle him up under a towel or blanket on my lap so he can relax and he will usually lay there for about 30 minutes and then I handle him with my hands for a little bit and put him back.