He's a she.
Anywho....I decided to not crate train at the last second, and it's going very well. Just today she started to come to me or the back door to be let out. At night she sleeps at the foot of my bed in my son's old portable playpen/crib, and when it's time to go (which is down to 1 time a night.) she climbs out of the playpen and onto my bed and wakes me up. Very smart about the potty thing. She already knows sit, shake, stay, and down.
If this dog had thumbs i'd have her doing my taxes by next season!