Maybe you can try leaving the crate inside her expen with her & the crate door open. That way she can go in & out and sniff around it. It might help with her getting used to the idea of the crate. Just always have it open & available to her even though she's not in it.
I had the hardest time crate training my first Yorkie. I'd come home & he'd literally be covered in saliva from trying to chew through the crate. I felt horrible & was worried that he'd have a heart attack from the anxiety. I started leaving little bits of cheese or chicken in his crate all the time. I'd sneak them in when he wasn't looking so that everytime he went in his crate, he'd find a really high value treat & hopefully associate his crate with happy yummy things. I also started feeding him only in his crate. It wasn't a miracle. But it did eventually calm him down enough to keep quiet for a while. At night, I put his crate on top of a little end table so that he was level with the mattress on my bed. That helped a lot. He would whine for a few minutes, but I think the fact that he saw me, kept him quiet through the night.
Good luck!! I know it's hard. I feel your pain.
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