I brought my baby home on Sunday, and I just LOVE her. I have been crate training her, and plan on doing so until she is completely potty trained, and then I will let her sleep with me. Has anyone had good experiences with crate training your puppies? She cries a little when I first put her in, but then falls asleep....and then usually cries at about 2am to let her out to go to the bathroom...I will let her out and then put her back in...she cries for about 5 minutes and then sleeps through the rest of the night

What are your experiences?? And do you believe that crate training really helps with the potty training (i am training her to go outside, no potty pads) Thanks!!