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With Odie, we have his crate in the kitchen from the start. I actually camped out in there for a week when we first got him, gradually moving my inflatable bed further and further away till I was out the kitchen, at the bottom of the stairs. It was a faff, but it seemed to do the trick and he’s been fine there since.
I guess the principle is consistency - start off doing things as close to how you want them to eventually be as possible.
They're going to end up in your bed anyway, don't waste time fighting it.