4/10/2014: Exercise Pens! We are really getting a lot of use out of our ex-pen. Trey doesn't complain at all about being inside, and it actually seems he likes it. He can be with the family, not in a crate, and have some freedom to move around. Plus we are free to not worry about him and do not have to pay strict attention to him for periods of time. Our breeder, Jamie, said to us: "Don't make it difficult", meaning, don't make raising a puppy a killer job. So we're trying to make decisions with that in mind. Here's a picture of him in his crate, and one with our grand-daughter's dog Winnie, who like very much to be together, although at Trey's age, we do not let them play together at all. One is always in a crate or the ex-pen while the other is free to walk about.