Mills beautiful Brit. Thanks for all the photos.

Night Barking
 

Easy fix! Let him sleep with the boys.
He can crate train at other times of the day.

That is what the boys want.

Actually it is not a bad idea to do it a little while. It helps the dog bond. Our veterinarian actually recommended it. He was also a big time duck hunter that trained labs and he had some good ones.

But its a lifestyle choice. Puppies and kids together are like slumber parties, nobodies getting too much sleep.

Btw if training in the crate at night and he barks for no apparent reason and gets your attention, pretty soon he puts it together and will start barking to train you to come be with him.

You can put his crate in their or your room as well. It can serve two purposes.

My dad about 4 years ago got a new brittany for field trialing. She is really good and a strong minded and willed type A personality dog. To help bond they would let her sleep with them. It was okay first couple of nights then about third night that dog got bored in the middle of the night and quietly shredded the comforter. My parent are pretty light sleepers so for her to do that was pretty amazing. That experiment got over quick. As a young dog she was tough to handle but has settled in some now. When younger she was wilder than Cooter Brown on a 5 day binge.

I got my first pup (a 5mo. old Setter) for my 9th B-day. She was last of her litter & had been kenneled, so at first she was a wild one. First night she raised hell when left alone. Second night, she was let in my room & slept on my bed till I was about 15. That's when I moved to an upper bunk and Jon, my little brother (12 yrs. younger), got the lower and the the dog. Just as well, by 15, I was about 6' and room at the end of the bed was limited.

When Jon was born, we had just placed the last of my setter, Bridget's puppies. (The only time she was bred.) Bridget then took over my brother Jon, as if he was one of her pups. As a baby & toddler, in the house or outside, she would always be where she could watch him. Not intruding, but always laying there nearby, watching that he was OK.

Update
 

Things are coming along. Julia is spoiling him rotten. Hoping to introduce him to real birds in the near future

Gonna be a good one and I can see that is already smart enough to vote.

That is one handsome Brit.

did his vote get counted ?

I hope it got counted

Enjoying my Research letter collection when this happened

I can see when he wants attention that he will not be denied. All Brits have that trait ! At least all ours have had it.

He is a sucker for attention for sure

When that dog is old and that boy is in collage you will be where I am now. Take plenty of pictures of the both of them together , I'm glad I did. Time goes by.