Oh puppies are exhausting!! I remember it well.
With my Sophie Kate she HATED her crate at first, she would cry and carry on like a crazy girl. What I did is make her crate a place where she wanted to go, I added a nice soft pad, a fleece blanket and a Nyla bone (all of which are still in her crate today 3 years later). It took a few times of her crying a lot but she adapted in fact today she hangs out in her crate and gets really mad if the cat ventures in there.
Are you crate training Teddy as part of his potty training? Another suggestion would be maybe try a Ex Pen along with the crate- I did not do that with Sophie Kate but my next one will have an Ex Pen also.
Good luck, Teddy is adorable.
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