I am from your neighboring state of South Dakota. I gated off a small area for my puppy and put his bed, toys, and pee pad in that area. At night I put him in a large soft kennel with him on a snuggle puppy in his bed and his pee pad in the back of the kennel. I never once had a crying puppy as I think the heartbeat in the snuggle puppy made him feel secure. I trained both of my boys this way and they still use the pee pads in the house but know that they can go outside when we go for a walk. I now use cloth pee pads and they use them with no problem. Snuggle puppy is a GREAT investment! Good luck!
