[DianaB]

Your apartment sounds so cute!! I love red walls so you're going to have to post pictures.

Jazzi pees on the carpet and we try to keep doors closed and I let her outside every little bit. When we leave instead of locking her in a room or her kennel I have a chain (it's actually a plastic coated wire for tying up dogs) that is hooked up in the kitchen. She can go around both sides of the bar. I keep her toys nearby and a blanket on the floor with food and water. She's only peed once there and it was when she was left for a really long time. It's all hard surface and her chain is placed where she can't get on the carpet. When I hook her up I do have to move my chairs to the bar because she can get tangled in them. Anyway, this works great for us.