when we are home Bentley has free range except for the kitchen which is gated off. We let him run free cause he will run to the back door and play with the blinds when he needs to go potty. at night he sleeps in our room with the door closed and also stays in the bedroom when he is home alone (we leave pee pads, food, water, toys etc in there) it works well for us. I think you need to do whatever works best for your family
