You'll hear different advise from everyone. I've tried it all with my little guy. He is now 8 months old and he is not in a crate. I tried crate training using the following methods for at least 1 month each:
1) Ignore them
2) Put a blanet over the crate
3) Put a small alarm clock in the crate - ticking sound reminds them of mommy
4) Saying NO BARK and ignoring him afterwards
5) Spraying him with water ever time he barked
Like I said, I tried these ALL for at least one month each and I was consistent. They didn't work! Not to disappoint you, but my point is, you'll have to try different things to see what works. If your puppy is very young (8-12 weeks) the crying is normal. Give it time. I eventually gave up since nothing worked and I was sick of not sleeping. Now he sleeps were he wants in the house and wakes me up every day at 5:30 (which is annoying) but I'll have to get used to it eventually because he is not going anywhere!
Good luck
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