When Harley first came he wasn't crate trained at all. As soon as I put him in it he would bark and scream like someone was killing him. So I just stared straight at him and told him "No!" very firmly everytime he barked or whined and after about 3 days of practice he learned to hush! lol I'm a big fan of crate training but I'm sure it's not for everybody or for every furbaby either! Good luck!