Another Harley - We adopted our Harley about a year ago from the Humane Society. She was 10 months old and house trained and slept through the night (most nights... I think when rabbits get in the back yard she wakes up and wants to play....). Our Harley was shay for about a week (you would NEVER know it now). Ours was kennel trained too and went right in the kennel. In fact if we leave the door open just a little, she will sometimes go in and settle in on the blankets in there. As for kongs... the ball is wonderful. We found a small treat that just fits in the larger hole and we'll put a couple of treats in there and she'll go for 30 to 45 minutes getting them out. Great for keeping occupied for a little while. (When we first gave her the kong with the treat inside it took her a couple of hours to get it out. It seems that the 30-45 minutes is settling in as her time to get them out. The treat is available at Walmart. It is the Hollywood liver treats and comes in a small box like a whipping cream box for 96 cents or something like that. They are just the right size for slipping in the big hole of the kong and yet they can get it out (not like the kong treats that Harley just plain couldn't get out).

Good luck with your little ratty... they're wonderful dogs.