Morgan was crated when i first got her as well. She was in the crate while i was at work and at night. I used the divider that came with the crate and sectioned of 2/3 of the crate so she only had 1/3 of the crate to use. I didn't give her the option of having paper on one end. She spent 4 hours in the crate in the morning, then i came home to let her outside at lunch, and then another 4 hours till i got home from work at night. She never messed in her crate. After 2 weeks i set her up in the ex-pen so that she would have more room to play while i was gone. I didn't give her a pee pad and she never peed or pooped while in the ex-pen. this worked for us, but doesn't work for everyone. I was really strict with her crate training and it worked out well.
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