I know how you feel....When we had our 1st Old English Sheepdog, (OES) he was just 8 wks old. We had him gated in the kitchen. Every nite at 3:00 AM he would bark. The little bundle of fur was in the corner sitting up. He had "pooped on his papers" and didn't want to smell it.
So darn funny.....
Know we have Bailey (OES) He got crated and loved it. Well, 14 mo came and he would start scratching on the bottom of the crate, at 2:00 am, pushed his quilt out of the way....We finally told him he could sleep upstairs. No more problems. LOL