depends on the dog. perky is locked in the bathroom(she will not go in a crate despite our effert to crate train her) misty is locked in the big wire kennel, blair in mistys travel kennel. happy and Ripley get free roam, shadow used to get free home before the others decided they hated her, now she stays in my moms room just about all the time(her food arrives tues so she can go to her foster home then)