[Kimchi and Kitt]

My husband and I recently both had to go stateside for the army for 6 weeks (we live in Korea) and we had close friend watch Miso and Kimchi during that time. We laid down some "ground rules" about how we do things at our house but when we got back our boys had picked up some bad habits.

Im due for our first baby in 2 months so we are really trying to get the pups back on track before baby comes. Here are some of the issues, Barking at each other (playing) during the night time. PEE PAD CHEWING. Miso poops around the house occasionally too.

As of now we dont want to do disposable pee pads, they are not available in our area, and we dont want to order online and really it just does not appeal to either of us. We know who the Pee pad chewer is, its Miso and the barker is Kimchi.

So really one of my biggest questions, is it okay to crate the dogs during the night and day time hours if we are gone? they mostly have free reign around the house, as I am at home mostly, and are put up in their combined pen during the night with their crates in there. We have crated during the night before, just not on a constant basis (if I came out in midnight and the pee pad was chewed they both were crated)

They hardly ever have to spend time alone at home, and they dont get to go outside much (we live on the 25th floor in the middle of seoul) so I feel bad crating them, but the pee pad chewing I know is dangerous, and the loud night time barking needs to stop before the baby arrives. Thank you!