I forgot to tell you that there is always someone home with mine. I don't know if you are home during the day or not. When I'm home, while I still limited them from the run of the whole house, I did allow them to go with me in the other rooms. I just made certain I took them out every 30 minutes, if not more often! I'd take her out about 20 minutes after eating to see if she needed to poopie and after drinking water. She was tiny then and couldn't hold it long. Somehow we made it and you will, too.