Hi, we have Buddy, our seven month old Royal Frenchnel. We were told by the breeder that he was crate trained, NOT, but we started right at the start with him sleeping at night in his crate. He goes in around 9:00 p.m. after last outing. He may whine a bit at first, rarely, but once he is asleep he stays there all night. We open up the crate at around 7:00 a.m. and he often will not come out for at least ten minutes, just laying there looking at us as if we have really disturbed his wonderful sleep. He also will go into his crate if he has gotten something he shouldn't and we have instructed the grandchildren that if Buddy is in his crate you cannot bother him.
OK, so all that said, at night, when we get a bit tired or just want to relax we will lay on the bed and watch some tv. Buddy jumps on the bed, will play for awhile and then fall asleep. He loves to snuggle and crawl under something, like pillows, your arm or just lay right on top of us to sleep. He is all about being with us.
Hope this helps.