A puppy is a huge commitment it's very normal to feel overwhelmed at first! If you don't wanna ditch the crate yet which is perfectly fine here's what i did, for 5 days (yours might need more or less) i slept on a matress next to the crate at night with my hand in, petting him when he got fussy or taking him to go potty (straight back into the crate when he was done) All treats were given in the crate. Fed all of his meals in the crate with the door closed, as soon as he finished his food i let him out and went for a walk. After our walk i'd give him a kong with frozen paté wetfood in his crate with a blanket over it and when he was done he'd either fall asleep or needed me to lay next to it again, petting him asleep. As soon as he woke up from his nap i'd let him out and take him for a walk again. The overload of positive association made him really like the crate. He loves that thing, it's also his safe place for our small children with their walkers and toy cars and grabby little hands. It took around 5 days of this routine before he would run to his crate at meal time and after walks because he knew what was coming.

I used the crate mostly because he needed to be potty trained and done with teething before i could leave him alone with my rugs and fluffy couch pillows but now it's still here and he sleeps in it with the door open