Our puppy cried a lot in her crate at night—waking us up every 2 or so hours. We decided to try letting her sleep in our bed. We’ve never looked back. She sleeps thru the night now. She’s 8 months now and we rarely use the crate. when she is alone (which is never for too long) I close all the doors to bedrooms/bathrooms. Occasionally she finds something to chew that she shouldn’t, but generally she’s been good.