Dog bites, scratches, and scars oh my!

So, yesterday was a typical crazy day in the Cardozo household. My Mom and Dad were heading down to Orlando for the weekend and we were watching their dag, Kramer, for them. Kramer is a little Miniature Pinscher and has the typical demeanor of a SMALL dog. He gets scared and will then defend himself by biting. When we left my parent's house on Thursday night, my parent's BEGGED Brooke and Austin to leave Kramer alone and "NOT GET IN HIS FACE!" We got home from school yesterday around 12:15 and I had to repeatedly remind the kids of Granpi's request to LEAVE KRAMER ALONE. I had to call my sister for a few minutes, so I sat at the barstool to chat and Kramer came over and sat at my feet. The kids were playing on the floor near us and all was quiet. The next thing I knew Brooke was screaming.....and not just your typical scream.....it was BLOODY MURDER......TOE CURLING......screams! I looked at her and her nose was bleeding. Of course she didn't listen to the warnings and got in Kramer's face and he clamped down on her nose. I quickly hung up the phone and rushed her to the Pediatrician's office.....in the POURING rain! We were told she was fine and it would heal on its own, but she needed to get a Tetanus shot to be safe and be put on an antibiotic. If you know my daughter, you know that she is the BIGGEST Drama Queen there is. When the nurses came in to give her the shot it took all 3 of us to hold her down, restrain her arms & legs which she was flailing like Mike Tyson, and hold her still. As soon as the shot was done, she of course was fine! At 4 years old Brooke officially has her first piercing as one of the teeth went completely from one side of her nostril to the other. OUCH!!!! So, here's her mug shot:


Later in the evening the kids were playing in Addi's room until we heard screaming and crying. Brooke was crying that Austin threw a block at her head and Austin was crying that Brooke hit him in the face. Turns out she didn't just hit him, but took her claws and scratched his eye....thank goodness it wasn't any higher.


I of course cut all of their nails right after the incident!

Oh the joys of sibling rivalry :(