I guess I am lucky, my breeder starts to crate train her puppies a few weeks before they come home to their new homes. I have the option to bring Jeter's crate that we will use at our home to start him off, and we think that this is a good idea for him so that the smell of his first home will be on the crate and just maybe this will help him out his first few nights in his new home with us.
My mom got her Sindee from the same breeder in April of 06 and she had no problems with her crying the first nights in her new home when she was placed in her crate. She was able to be home all day with her so she was not alway's in the crate. I also will be home with Jeter so he will not be in the crate for long amounts of time
