[spiritwings1202]

I kept the ex-pen in the living room where we were during the day and at night I had a crate for Pixie right by my bed so I could hear her if she had to pee.
To keep it quiet I kept the sides of the crate coverd with a blanket and I left the back open so I could watch her. When we went to bed at night I would put the blaket over the sides of the crate and front of the crate. I always left the back open so that she could see me and I could see her.
She started going to the back of the crate to wake me up when she had to pee. I would bring her to the living room in her ex-pen and put her on her pad and tell her to go pee pee. after she went she got a cheerio and back in the crate until morning.
I always warmed her bed before bedtime and kept fresh water and a lil kibble in there for her. I also had a comfy dog bed in the crate with a fleece blanket.