Sorry to jump in here - but yes....and no to the last post!!

Yes it is a trust issue, - for a dog like this to be able to live a stress free life it needs to TRUST the leadership it is given.

And NO... putting the dog in the cage and then letting it out again will only show the dog that you will put it back in the cage after you have let it out. It makes no sense to the dog.

For the dog to trust you .......you have to do the best you can at speaking the same language at all times.

Sounds easy.....I have not managed communication at the level I consider attainable yet and I have been working on it for over fourteen years.

In this instance I would like to say again that losing the crate would be a fine way to start - as a pack animal the dog does not need his own space - a bed (dog bed NOT human!)will soon be abandoned so the dog can lie in the correct place.....IN RELATION TO THE LEADER...when the dog feels secure in it's place within the pack.