This link was shared in the Puppy Culture Facebook group and it is an excellent setup for a new puppy if you need to leave them unattended for any length of time. Please go the entire link for details:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=766465327095211&id=595861667488912
Below is a snippet - credit to Pawsitive Obsession
"Litter box is stationed in the back corner so that it is away from resting area and not in a place puppy will be walking to try and access us.
The ex pen and litterbox are for times that there isn't anybody available to supervise the puppy so she doesn't practice having accidents in the house but also isn't confined to a crate and forced to hold it or go to the bathroom and lay in it. My new puppy and I are very fortunate to have a breeder who works so hard to help her puppies learn to be clean and know how to use a litterbox from a very young age!!
I will need to get another water bowl because this one will tip over easily, so for now I have it placed as much out of the way as I can and a washable puppy pad under it to soak up any spills." NOTE: The BB's are being litter box trained on fake grass.
"The red sheet is hung up in the corner that has the litterbox, this sheet will stay up as long as the litterbox remains in the ex pen. This sheet will help to guide the puppy to another part of the ex pen to watch activities going on in the living room so she's not walking through the litterbox.
The brown sheet will only go up if what is going on in the living room is too much for her, or it is time for her to nap. "
