On the kennelling part, it's not as easy as some make, some pups take to it and some don't, or maybe just mine, in short he's a wee b*****d in the pen, after a long walk (trying to slim the terriers up) he comes with me and runs about like a mad man, fed like a king and a bone for a mastiff, I put him in the run after every walk and feed him, when he gets up he screams the board down to get out,  training is slow, I couldn't leave him for the night at the minute or my tree hugging neighbours will be on the phone again