True story.
Years ago we brought home a Doberman puppy ("Dodger"), and the first night home we placed him in a large wire crate in the laundry room at bedtime. Shortly after we went to bed, he started crying and whimpering. We decided to wait and see if he quieted down, and after a half hour or so he became quiet. The next few nights, same thing, crying for 30 to 45 minutes, then quiet for the rest of the night.
Then one night, after the same performance, my wife happened to go downstairs for something or other, and discovered
@2-Bit Speed , who was about 5 at the time, with pillow and blanket sleeping on the floor next to the dog crate. He had one arm through the wires resting on a very content sleeping puppy.
We gave up and moved the crate into his room.