Help with Crate training

Hi everyone! I got an 8 week old golden retriever last Sunday. He’s been awesome. Kind of a chiller, super cute, no big issues with potty training (so far, we take him out like every 3 hours).

The only issue is crate training. Once he gets in, he’ll whine or bark for maybe a minute or 2 then he’ll chill out. Yes I know it’s a total win. The issue I’m having is getting him in there. We tried treats/food and while it worked at 1st, he now just puts his front 2 feet in the kennel to get the treat and back out, and if we put one in far enough or line them up, he won’t even go in and just lay down outside of it. We’ve also tried toys. It worked once or twice but he won’t budge now.

I don’t want to keep picking him up and putting him in there bc I want him to love his crate and I feel like if I force him in there then lock it he’ll just end up hating it.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!