she is doing A LOT better after i posted this..HA so funny how that works. she isnt whining as much, and i have been trying to keep her out of the crate more than before, but when its nap time she goes in and there and sleeps.
she only whines a little bit when i get home, but she usually figures out pretty quickly that whining doesnt help, so she immedately stops.
i never wanted to do the x-pen thing, because this little girl likes to eat her own poop..and i wouldnt be able to keep an eye on her while i am working.. i do the crate thing because.. well she would never poop in her crate!
but i am probably going to stop crate training her when she gets a little older, i was never really a big fan of crate training, this is actually first time trying it.. !