Even though I had gotten off relatively light in dangerous situations, the feelings of
fear and panic and vulnerability were there under the surface
and I needed to honour them, feel them, acknowledge them,
and bless them,
allow them to breathe in order to release them.
That is why it's so important to do this: If you move away from the crate at this point,
and the puppy makes noise, you will be unable to tell the difference between 1) noise which is genuine distress,
panic and fear about being separated from you — which should not be
allowed to continue, or it may become associated with the crate —
and 2) an angry frustrated «I WANT», sort of noise, which really should be ignored, so the puppy learns it doesn't work.