I let Lil roam the majority of the time I'm home. I keep tabs on her and know her typical hiding spots. My puppy also loves to "tattle" when Lilly is going out of the area I'm in. As for my dogs, I never let them near Lilly for about a year unless i was right there and had a hand on each. After that, I slowly let them get used to each other until I could trust them to roam together. Even my jack russel will just give Lilly a kiss if she sees her out roaming.