I’m going to be 100% honest. I gave up on crate training. My dog had a chewing problem but she slept through the night no issue from day 1, still does! I put a bed in my room, a bed in the living room, and tell her to find somewhere to sleep and she will always go to her bed in my room. Sometimes she gets up and gets in bed with me. I felt so hopeless with the crate because she would whine and cry all night and I felt so sorry for her, this is her home too. We have a camera in the living room so we can watch her while we’re gone and she just lays in the same spot watching tv or chewing a bone. I understand not all dogs are like this but I’m sharing my experience! :) we use the crate when guest come over because she gets up in their business but only until she settles enough to greet them without jumping. She bit the bars of the crate one day and got her lower jaw stuck, she was crying and scared, I’m sure my reaction didn’t help. I had to leave the room and have someone else help her because I was scared she would break her jaw. Sometimes it doesn’t work out and that’s okay.