Maybe/maybe not

Apparently, I forgot about family members coming home after I put Kai to bed. My daughter came home and Kai went crazy, bouncing around and whining. Then she went downstairs were whe turned on tv and Kai continued. SO around 12 oclock I went out to settle her down, eventually thinking that I should drape my robe over her cage so she could smell me while I went back to bed. This semi worked, she still continued for quite some time before quieting down.

In the morning, I found that she had pulled my robe through the bars of her crate, and tore great big holes in it. I do not think I will be doing that anymore, should have used an old towel and rubbed on my head or something. I do not know who is teaching the lessons in this household, me or Kai.

I am working on new pet tricks, got her to sit, lay and semi roll over. Work in progress, this has to be done after my husband is at work and my daughter is not up or she gets distracted. She is doing pretty good, for a night time terrorist.

Another new adventure, I took her to the river and attempted to work with her near people. SO after my daughter went on her run, Kai and I started to walk in that direction, Kai got distracted by another dog, much older, coming toward us, I made her sit and she started to growl, I said no and then the lady came over to talk to her and Kai decided to give the other dog a try. But Kai is a puppy and this dog was an old dog so while Kai got excited and jumped up and down the other dog looked at her with disdain, I could almost her the old dog say "whippersnapper".

Anyway after that Kai had some new enthusiasm, which died as soon as she saw the fisherman. I mean she really got scared and when one of them approached her she backed way the way away. Now this is in juxtoposition to the two men who came to our house, who she let talk to her. But she was afraid of the UPS guy maybe because he stopped by her and left his truck running. So it was an adventure and maybe next time when she sees a small dog she will not run away, like last night when I thought she was going to pull my arm out of my shoulder socket, to get away from two barking dogs.

I am frustrated but my husband says at least she goes outside to the bathroom, but I told him to be quiet because I said she was not chewing stuff until I said at least she is not chewing things.
It is a work in progress.