[Gracie2006]

I took a bit different approach. I have two crates, one in the ex-pen and one on my bed. The ex-pen crate has the comfort pup dog bed, one of my old slippers and a stuffed toy from the "den" at the breeder's house. No toys or anything else, and no room to find a place to piddle. The door on that crate stays open all the time. Gracie loves to go in there and snuggle in for a nap. Sometimes I will feed her in there with the door closed if she is too distracted to eat. She will cry when I do that, but I won't let her out until she stops crying and eats. The night crate has just a towel and a small stuffed fuzzy toy. Gracie sleeps in there at night with the door closed. She never cries except to wake me to take her to the piddle pad. If you can place something in the crate with your scent on it, like an old sock that has a hole in it that has not yet been washed, it might calm your baby down while in the crate.