Louie started out in his playpen (we got him at 7weeks) I was bound and determined to teach him to sleep in his own bed... He slept in his playpen for about a week ... My Husband turned to me one night and said, " Please, can he sleep in the bed. He's so small." To which I said, "Once he is up here He will be here for life, and he will only get BIGGER"... Louie is a Corgi and now 3yrs. and sleeps with us EVERY night even tho he and Daddy fight for "Bed Space" my Husband will pick him up and carry him to bed if he doesn't come willingly.