1) I would get another greyhound I think or a mutt from a shelter, or a choc lab, maltese or a corgi.
2) No clue with the names.
3) Purrley, I am with you during the puppy stage. I totally understand! And my puppy is alot bigger than yours! But the frustration is not size discrimitory is it?!
Trust me the puppyhood will be over soon, and the love and affection and fun will be returned to you 100 fold. When my beloved Shaianne died in Sept, I knew I would get another dog. I couldn't stand the quietness that was there with just me and Kylie Kitty.
Of course, there have been times that I have thought "what the heck have I done to myself?" and there are times that Kylie looks at me and I know she is saying the same thing! But even tho Keegan makes me crazy with anger and frustration when she ignores me and runs out onto the road in front of an oncoming vehicle I also know that if God willing she survives this, she will be my companion and confident and best friend for a long time. I would like to say that the good times are outnumbering the bad but I think its about even right now!! But I can't imagine having another puppy, nor can I imagine not having her and her being in someone else's arms and home.
The moment's that she is safe in the house, car or my lap and looks at me with her beautiful expressionful eyes, my heart melts. Like today, at my parents she ran out into the road and came pretty close to road kill and I was so upset, angry , frightened etc on the way home when she fell asleep with her head on my arm as it rested on the gearshift, it was priceless. It almost made up for it, but not quite!
I just have to make certain that I keep things out of her way, and keep her on the leash when she is outside, until she is older and has had some obdenience training.
I had a greyhound, I know better than to let a dog off leash but she did so well when she was real little I fooled myself!
Good luck with your precious Tess and Hang in there sweetie!