Crate problems

I am certainly no expert, but that sounds EXACTLY what we went through when Maxine was a pup. We finally figured it was probably separation anxiety. In our case, we took our extremely obedient well behaved golden to obedience class. She went through 3 sessions until they closed for the winter, and it seemed to give her confidence or whatever it was she needed to deal with it. She was over a year when we finally decided to try her out of her crate when we were gone. She was better out of the crate than in it.
 
She is now almost 10 (her birthday is 12/26) and to this day she HATES the crate. She has had knee surgery (2 times) the first time we crated her as we were told to do, and boy did she get a combination of mad and depressed. This time we gave her a bedroom and gated it off, she has been much happier. The only time she isn't put out by the crate is if both are dogs are in it together.
 
Just my thoughts
Ann

thanks for your thoughts I think I will try gateing her into the kitchen which is safe.  I don't know what else to do
 
thanks

Also remember 5 months is still young. Don't lose hope. It may work just giving a smaller part of the house. Each dog is an individual, and of course they can't tell us what is up. We have to try to learn to listen.
 
Good Luck!
Ann

if the crate is too big some dogs will eliminate in a corner thinking it isnt close enough to their "den"