we have this with our dog although he is a bit better now but sorry to say this he is 18mnths and still cries from around 5 in the morning until my alarm goes off at 6.30.

the reason he used to cry was because he was in a room on his own we then moved him in with our other dog at night and in his own bed (he didnt like his crete) this helped and they now both sleep in our room on a large dog bed at the bottom of our bed!

it depends what u want but you need to stick with your decision and i agree with all the other posts ignore as much as you can!

good luck and let us know how ur getting on!