Ok, I have been reading all kinds of crate training sites, and literature.. And they all say, ITS HARD, TRY TO IGNORE THE BARKING AND CRYING..
You said yourself, it stops after 20 minutes. Also its been said DO NOT TAKE THEM WHEN THEY ARE CRYING AND BARKING, becuase they will learn that by ccrying and barking, you will let them out and will do it more and more and more.
Also, you said that he sleeps fine until about 4 am. and starts crying and barking, so you take him out and put him on your bed. Then he goes of to pee and poop. THERE YOU GO. He is crying because he just woke up and want to pee or poop or both. And as you might of read before, TEHY WILL NOT POO AND PEE on their beds or were they lay down. This is why when you take him out, he will be on your bed for a bit, being 4 am you will knock right out again, and he will go off to do his thing.
You should take him out of crate after he stops crying a bit and walk him were ever it is that you walk him I AM SURE he will pee at least. Then place him back in crate, he might cry again, but it might last 10 mins since he might still be sleepy and fall asleep again. |