First off, do you crate him when you aren't around?
How old is Max?
I have a 2 year old GR and even if ran out to my garage for something, I would shuttle her into the crate.
When you can laugh about it, maybe you should write up a story for
http://www.baddogs.com/index.cfm

I put a couple stories of my RB baby Shaianne on there.