Since I got Samson (in October) I have crated him when I am at work. Today I decided to let him stay in the house. I closed all doors to bedrooms/bathrooms and put his xpen with his potty paper like I usually do but left the pen open on one side. He is 7 months old today. He goes on the paper when he's in the crate/pen so it looks the same except for the opening. He goes to the door and barks to go out when I am home so that was a concern...would he do that and if no one came, would he potty on the door mat? So that's when I decided to set up his crate/pen like usually but so that he can get out too. I hope I made the right decision

. My husband does not know that I let him out today. Wish me luck! I will update you when I get home from work today. Do any of your dogs "run the house" when you are not home?