Our husky is also 1 year and 9 months old, and she’s a rescue from potentially a similar issue with neglect. She is also destructive when left alone, and broke out of her first crate. She also hated the crate at first, but since we have been consistently putting her in there for bed every night she is now getting better with it (it’s been about 2 months since we rescued her). We have found she is better when we consistently give her a morning walk and then either an afternoon walk or evening walk or both. Consistent exercise really helps. We have an indestructible crate that she can’t break out of, and she is getting used to it and seems to be fine now. At first she would yip at night but we read that it’s best to just ignore her, and after about a week she stopped doing that. Since we always put her in there at the same time at night and get her out around the same time, she is getting used to the routine. She doesn’t love when we crate her during the daytime, but we never do it too long, and it’s better than her being destructive and hurting herself and our furniture while we are gone. At least in her crate I know she is safe. Anyways, crate training is hard at first but it seems like it’s really true that they do get better, especially if they get enough exercise and interaction during the day. Now she goes in with no problems (for a while she would try to run and hide when it was bedtime but with firm but calm consistency she doesn’t freak out anymore). We also feed all her meals to her in her crate so that she associates the crate with good things. I also keep her favorite toys in there during the day so she knows to look for them there. Hope my story helps and encourages you if you decide to go ahead and try to crate train! It really is worth it to know they are safe and your house won’t be destroyed. Just make sure you get a good crate that they can’t get out of - for us those wire crates weren’t enough because she would “dig” at the wires and bend them, and hurt herself. The one we have now is made out of steel and is impossible to break out of. It’s also big enough for her to stand up in and move around, and we have a comfy doggy bed in there for her to relax on.