i have a 9 month old dog and he roams in the house but not in bedrooms .at night he sleeps in his confortable bed i dont have him in crate and yes he does soil in his wee pad ,but that part of having a dog i just clean after him .there are human too ,i feel crate are bad and dont help at all is just a small place where they cant stay for long thats my opinion keep away from the crate and you wiil see the difference thank you