How to crate/house train my puppy?

Ok so I officially bought an AKC Doberman pup. I have had him for 3 days now and he is 10 weeks old. They had him and his family out side. He seems like a very smart puppy, he didn't cry on the way home, he didn't cry or fight with me while I was giving him a bath, he understands no, and he has only used the restroom inside 2 times ( I thought he was sitting but he was peeing ). But so far so good until... the crate! I introduced him to the crate when we got home, its small enough for him to lie down and turn around if he needed to. But I used the methods of putting a treat in there and closing it when hes inside and taking him out after a few seconds, but when I put him in there at night he goes crazy! I feed him about 2,3 hours before bed and give him water until about an hour before bed. I take him out and wait for him to poop and pee before taking him to his crate. I wake up every 2,3 hours to let him outside to find he already pooped in there. I clean it out, spray it with some stuff I bought at petsmart to make them not use the restroom there, but everytime I go get him he still pooped or peed. He also cries non stop!! I tried putting him in the room with me, I didn't sleep, I put a blanket over the crate and put in a night light, still cried! I feel like I'm going crazy and its only day 4... I keep him in the crate while I go to work and my BF comes home not too long after I leave and takes him out and lets him play until I get home, but he has used the restroom in his crate again. He isn't in the crate for more than 3 hours. Please if you have any suggestions? I have read things online and I thought I was doing eveything they said but I don't know if I can handel this every night until hes 6 months old. Will he ever learn? I took him to the vet the day I got him and he is not sick with anything. Am I doing something wrong?

Marianne2013-09-24T08:00:29Z

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These two articles might help you.
http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/PottyTraining.htm
http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/Crates.htm

bindysdogs2013-09-24T14:44:39Z

Do not feed or water him at least four hours before bedtime. If you want to "wet his whistle" before bedtime, you can give him a couple of chunks of Ice at bedtime. Put his cage at eye level with you at bedtime so that he can see you. Leave the cage door open with your hand inside petting him until he goes to sleep, then close the cage. It won't be long that you can start lowering the cage until you can get it on the floor. Don't leave him in the crate more than an hour and a half at a time until you are sure he can "hold it". Then go for two hours. No longer than that for a while. Having a pup is around the clock for housetraining for a while. But, in the end, it's worth the housetraining efforts you went too.