Originally Posted by Matrix/Logan

Hi just reading this reminds me of the first few days with our german shepherd pup who is now 12 weeks old. We had planned for his crate to be in the lounge, first night we all got ready for bed, put him in his crate and he screamed all night and kept us all up(me, the other half and our 2 boys)!! Next night we decided to put his crate in our bedroom, when he woke up and whined we just spoke to him, without putting the light on and it was enough reassurance for him to go back to sleep. We still took him out every 3 hours to the loo, we just took him from his crate without speaking to him, put him in the garden then when he went for a wee we just said good boy then put him back into his crate and he would go back to sleep. He is now 12 weeks and is sleeping through the night, clean and dry in his crate in the lounge, we just moved his crate back into the lounge as soon as he was sleeping through the night without needing to be reassured or needing the loo.
He is very happy in his crate as soon as we switch off the TV and he knows its bed time he goes into his crate after his wee in the garden and waits for us to shut the door!! Very cute
Good luck, just tell your boyfriend and his family that it doesn't last long if they go about it the right way.