The Rash Returneth & Rosie Gets Tazered

First: Oh... woe is me... the mom of a rash filled 5 year old is not a place in the world I would wish ANYONE... the pediatrician assured me that rash was not related the FOUR vaccinations she endured the other day.

I'm at a loss... it looks just like the rash she got when she reportedly had "fifths" disease... now I don't know.

Could it be the water? Well, none of the other kids are getting a rash. She doesn't have any known allergies... hhhmmmmm..... The rash seems to originally occur within the outline of her bathing suit. Then she scratches and it spreads up her neck and down her butt.

When she scratches it, it looks like poisen ivy

When it has the topical benadryl on it.. and it's not itchy it's tiny little bumps, some red, most not. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Anyway, we will be going back to the Dr. today... that's 3 trips to the Dr. in 1 week. YIPPEEEEEEE

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Now to Rosalita.... Rosie has been very well behaved. I think she has had a training collar on before... here's the thing. She is extremely well behaved with the collar on... as soon as the collar comes off. She knows it...She is her normal rambuncious self. So, with the collar on... I really haven't had much of an opportunity to try to keep her off the fence... until... the other day.

The other day, the neighbor kid (who has something wrong with him... he walks up to the fence and stares at her barking at him... It's like a show down... he won't budge until she stops barking and she won't stop barking because he is there... there is something about him that ROsie doens't like.. infact, when she hears the squeak of his razor scooter coming down the street, she goes to the screened in porch and starts barking like crazy. I mean HUNGRY FOR SOME NEIGHBORING CHILD crazy. It's hysterical. In fact, Rosie will seek this kid out and torture him. That's why he doenst' com in the yard... but I digress) So, the other day, the neighborhood kid was paying with his friends in front of the house.

Fortunately, the guy across the street just got a beagle puppy that the neighborhood kids have taken to torturing through the fence... (not really torture, just trying to pet the puppy through the chain link and the puppy starts to bark and try to climb the chain link, to get out and get the affection from the kids, you get the picture) Anyway, Rosie (not liking the kid next door) spots the neighbor kid and starts to bark

She lunges for the corner of the fence where she can actually sort of sneak through, if she really tried... and she was looking like she was really trying.

I called her
I pushed the tone
I zapped her.

The reaction was immediate. She immediately got down from the fence and came to me. She was not happy, infact, she looked like she would if she had stolen the thanksgiving dinner off the table... but the fact is, that she got down.

Since then, she hasn't gone to that corner and jumped up. However, I haven't had her outside while the kids are playing since or when her nemesis walks by with the owner. (that's right... Rosie the wonder dog has a memesis... Well... it's either a Nemesis or a Lover... 'cause although she goes crazy when most dogs walk by... this dog from day one, just drives her crazy. The several times she got over when he walked by all she did was sniff and check him out.. but her behavior behind the fence is FRANTIC... like... LET ME AT HIM... LET ME AT HIM... )

So, that's it. I'm hopeful that I won't EVER have to zap her again, I have been taking her for walks on the lease, but again... haven't run into any other dogs, so I haven't had to reprimand or "train" her at all...

Life is good
Have a great day!