I didn't want Dale going up and down steps last night, and jumping up onto couches when we slept, so i left him in the kitchen, with ample thick blankets, so what i did, was brought Christian's baby monitor in there, so if i heard his collar moving (his tags make noise), then i knew to come down and make sure he wasn't bothering the stitches, so i came down twice, and that was it...but it made me feel more secure doing the baby monitor thing, that he was doing okay by himself