I can put her in the kitchen and gate it off. Would I still put the pee pee pad, and the crate in there while I am not home? This way she could go into the crate to sleep, and also at night I can crate her and take her outside when I wake up to go potty, right? I also have a really nice bed for her if you guys think I shouldn't bother with the crate. I have to figure it out, but definately the kitchen gated off sounds good. She will have alot of room to roam! Thank you all for your posts!!! I really appreciate it!