Thanks, everyone for your nice comments.
Thinking about car names for dogs, Bentley does actually suit him as he's very very smooth, comfortable and elegant (we're going to pretend he's not always covered in mud at this point).
Moving away from the car theme: If we hadn't chosen Bentley then we should have called him Beckham because he plays a really good game of football. I have to cheat if I want to get the ball off him.
Are all Goldens as clever, funny and talented as Bentley or is he - as I suspect, the best dog in the entire world? Not that I'm biased in any way.
Then of course there's the unexpected aded bonus of having lost half a stone in the month since he came to live with us - without even trying! Yay! Everyone's a winner!
I was having a read through some of the previous posts last night, I've learnt loads and loved reading your stories, thanks.