Well about crate training, I have only lived in US for about 5 years, before that in Sweden, I think we tend to crate our dogs less, than it is done here. I have never crated a dog and knock on wood never had any problems with house breaking, mind you it takes that you can be there more or less at all times. We got our newest baby home yesterday,so still getting to know him, but yes he sleeps with me, he has so far not had an accident in the house, I fed him a little before 6 last night and took him out the last time about 12.30 am, then he slept until 7 when we all started to take showers and get ready, we went out and he did his thing. So first night went real well.
Name, hmmm hard isnt it??? We have in the past named our dogs from the mythology, some of the names we have had and have now on our dogs are, Hercules, Hera, Zeus, Gambrinus, Feronia, Freja. There are more, but thats the theme we try to stick to, so we are looking but a lot of them are real complicated especially for the kids. I guess we are keeping our fingers crossed for both of us.
Marit