Yes start them on the exercise pen the first night. We got Ella when she was 16 weeks and was used to sleeping in the bed so our first night was horrible. We ended up putting her in the bed with us because she barked the entire night and we had extremely rude neighbors that complained about us all the time over nothing! So we have had a bed partner ever since and now we don't mind a bit... But I have told my mom she has got to crate train because we are now having trouble pooping outside an on the potty pads:/ |