I believe my dog think she needs to use the restroom in her kennel and I can’t break it 😭

I have a 5 month old maltipoo who is the best baby ever… other than peeing and pooping in her kennel. When I got her she was making a mess in her kennel no matter how often I’d let her out. So we put puppy pads in her kennel for easy clean up in the mornings. I think that inadvertently taught her to use the bathroom in her kennel. When loose in the house she’ll run to the kennel to use the restroom. I take her out and she’ll use it, but 30 mins later she’s used it again in her kennel. Every single morning I wake up I have to clean her kennel and she’s soaked in urine so I’m having to give her a bath every other day. I’ve done what I know to do in the past which is limit water/food intake, frequent trips outside and using a kennel divider. It’s like she doesn’t care or she just thinks she has to use it in the kennel because of the puppy pads(that we don’t use anymore). I’m not sure but im at a loss. I’ve never had this problem before. Please help 😭