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Agreed! Don't leave. My point was the title of the thread is off, start a new thread!
How about "puppy training 101"?
Everyone has had a puppy.

Come a long way from "crate and potty training".

taysel-
What are you trying to do with a crate?
Is it his place to sleep, and an aid to housebreaking? Then give him a pillow, tell him it's "sleepytime", and close the door. Some suggest covering...

You'll get so many suggestions and none of them will be bad or wrong.
I never gave Rocco treats or meals in the crate, didn't want the mess to clean up, I did give him a blanket, sometimes a pillow,...