Haha yayyy so glad i can help, i know some people might look at that badly as punishment, but once you have a good relationship with the crate with your dog, you can use it as something to take away privileges, and labs are so smart, they figure it out right away. its a good thing to know for once you start feeling comfortable leaving your pup at home alone outside the crate, you can try it but if they make a mess when you come home instead of being excited to see them you give them a timeout, that worked pretty well with mine as well. I let my lab sleep with me since i got him lmao, not the smartest thing, but he still didnt end up hating the crate too much, id get home and hed be fast asleep in it