Affenpinschers

2 months ago we took home a 4 month old affenpinscher -- Lulu

She's 6 months now, and we love her, but we are finding it is hard to house break her, and she is never comfortable alone at home, even for 20 minutes.

We've tried leaving her in the crate with pillows, leaving her in her play pen (she actually escaped and we found her sitting on the couch), so we left her on the couch and left the tv on

Even if we put the gates up in the kitchen and eat in the dining room, she cries, she hates being left out

She seems more dependent on us than our friends who've also just gotten a puppy (Havanese, and one is a cavapoo)

Does any one have any suggestions for making a puppy comfortable in a new environment ?

or any suggestions in training the puppy to go out side or on a wee wee pad?

Thanks!