Maya and Murphy are crated, but when we board them they share a kennel. Since they can share the 6 X 6 room and their outdoor patio at the kennel, I'm sure they could be left out together at home if they were trustworthy. I have no doubt that I could completely trust Maya to be on her own, but she prefers her crate. I left her out of it one day, in the room where we keep them, only to come home and find her sleeping in the crate. Murphy on the other hand, is not even allowed out of the room we are in even when we are home. He has a knack for finding the one thing we forgot to pick up and eating it.