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Give her a treat whenever she goes in the kennel. Just a tiny one, but she should always go in the crate happy when she can count on that treat.

For the next couple weeks, send her to the crate, give her a treat, and don't shut the door. Let her wander back out so that she doesn't always get closed in. Then she won't associate the crate with always being penned in for long periods.

Also, close her in for very short periods. Let her out while she's quiet, not barking or baying. As you have already surmised, you don't want to reward barks or whining, etc. If she's crated for only 5 minutes now and then, she learns that she's going to be let out of the crate. She may not realize this yet, being new to your household.

Never put her in the crate when your angry or upset, even over something that has nothing to do with her. She'll pick up your mood and associate it with crating.

Don't talk to her, say good night, or croon to her once she's in the crate and you close the door. Walk away like it's routine business. Same thing when you take her out of the crate. You don't want to associate releasing her from the crate as exciting business. In fact, I usually wait a few minutes before I let Patsy out when I get up or come home. She waits quietly until I open her door, and I give her a few pats, but nothing to work her up. This is a mistake that I made with past dogs, and that only trains them to associate getting out of the crate with rewarding excitement.

As a new dog becomes more comfortable in their new home, generally some problems start to emerge. Good luck and remember it will all smooth over in a couple months.