[Mojave's Mom]

I think perhaps if you want to start giving her more priviledges you're going to have to take it a few steps backward and slow it down. ;)

If she's got an issue with growling at you when you ask her to do something, you should hold off on giving her the priviledge of sleeping in YOUR den. Continue to train her and work with her until she's dependable OFF LEASH inside the house while you're around. Then re-evaluate...when she's ready you can move on.

If she's not used to the noises, you're going to have to accustom her. If I were you, I'd bring her crate up to your bedroom in the place where you would like her to eventually have run of during the night. But leave her there during the DAY so that she can get used to all the noises slowly. As she becomes accustomed to the daytime noises, eventually you can have her stay in her crate, in your room at nighttime. When she gets used to that, you can start leaving the crate door open at night time so she can choose where she wants to sleep. I did this with my male as he matured and he'd start at the time where we went to bed in his crate, but then would come and sleep by my side of the bed until very early morning...I'd get up and he'd be back in his crate, door wide open.