crate training a chihuahua (took longer than I thought)

Tiramisu is a 4 year old chihuahua who thinks the whole flat belongs to him. When I first tried to put him in the crate he screamed for two hours, and the neighbours in Prawet were not happy about it. What worked for me was feeding him inside the crate with the door open, then closing it for a few seconds at a time. I gave him a blanket that smells of me and left the crate in the living room instead of hidden in the bedroom. Slowly he went in on his own. Do not use the crate as a punishment, that was my big mistake early on. Now he goes in when I say his name and gets a biscuit. It takes a bit of time, but it gave me some peace.