Its really hard when you need sleep. I'm a firm believer in ignoring the bad actions. But sounds like it might be hard to do in your case. All of the dogs I have crate trained, I would put them in our room in the crate. They would whine, I would give a very stern "NO!!" and ignore as long as I could take it. Usually within a week they are good. Sorry I don't have better advice. Maybe try the Xpen like someone else said?
He will get used to it in time.
Also you might try rewarding if you ever dont hear any noise for a little while. Give him a treat praise him... |