How to get him to sleep in his crate at night without giving in? So all the guides say to get him used to his crate, which is going well (I'm just on day 2) but while he'll lie down in the crate and snooze for a bit(with the gate open), at night should I just leave him on the floor and hope he'll get in the crate without giving in and lying next to him?

And what do I do when he starts crying, inevitably? I don't want him to think the crate is punishment. 

I don't want him to get used to sleeping in the bed with me.