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Yesterday I wrote a post about a Pit Bull that had been shot by one of our local law enforcement. I am truly disgusted to say that the owner had the dog euthanized yesterday AT HIS OWN REQUEST. He wasn’t ordered to do so. So this poor dog paid for the mistakes of it’s owner? Would you put your child down if they didn’t act the way “they were supposed to” because you did an awful job of showing them the correct way to behave? My dog was part of my family. “Pets” should be treated as family and not like an animal who just lives with you. *steps down off her soapbox* I am truly sad for this pup.

Source: The Toledo Blade

A Toledo police officer Saturday shot and wounded a dog that, the officer said, was attacking. The dog, identified by police as a brown adult male “pit bull,” was reported at large about 7:40 a.m. in the 1800 block of Brussels Street and Matlack Avenue between Brussels and Brame Place. The dog warden responded and followed the dog into a yard in the 1800 block of Brame. She was unable to capture the dog and asked Officer Lawrence Demski to cut off its escape route, according to a police report. The dog was shot once as it attacked, Officer Demski wrote in the report. The pitbull was euthanized Saturday night at its owners’ request.

The dog’s condition had stabilized at the veterinary clinic but it would have needed an amputation or extensive surgery if not put down, Lucas County Dog Warden Julie Lyle said.

This was not the first time the dog had been reported. Ms. Lyle said she received a call a few days ago about two dogs running loose at that address.

While twittering away like usual today, one of my local new stations put out a tweet about a Pit Bull that was shot by a local police officer. I am a big supporter of Pit Bulls. I am sure some of you are saying good for me and the other half are saying I am insane. I feel those who say I am insane are the uneducated group. Here is the story…

A pit bull is receiving emergency medical treatment after police shot him. Officers were responding to a call of a pit bull on the loose, but one neighbor believes police overreacted.

Neighbors called authorities after seeing a pit bull on the loose. Lucas County dog warden Julie Lyle says, “We went, responded, attempted to catch the dog. We were having trouble and the police got out to assist.”

Police say when the officer approached the pit and it became aggressive and charged. And that’s when the officer shot the dog in the shoulder. “I imagine he felt threatened and took actions that were necessary,” says Lyle.

But Michael Myers disagrees. He says he saw the whole thing. “If the dog was vicious and the cop was scared, how did he have the time to go into his trunk to get a shotgun? He’s got a pistol on his hip. It’s there for safety,” he says.

Police don’t deny that the officer used a shotgun from the trunk and say the officer did everything by the book. But Myers believes the shooting was unjustifiable. “If he feared for his life, why didn’t he pull his pistol from his holster and take care of business?” asks Myers.

The owner of the pit bull was not home at the time of the incident, but this wasn’t the first time neighbors complained of the dog being loose. “We spoke to the person who was caring for the dogs and told them about the complaints. Talked to them about licensing, rabies,” says Lyle.

Myers agrees the pit bull should not have been running loose, but that’s all he agrees on. He says, “My 5 year old son personally pet the pit bull on numerous occasions. So I know personally the dog wasn’t vicious, and I think it’s awful.”

The dog warden says the animal does not need surgery, but is receiving pain medication.

Before I get into this, I am not saying that there has never been a case of a Pit being aggressive, not saying that they are all loving dogs, what I AM saying is that this breed has been given a reputation of being a vicious, nasty and dangerous breed when it is not the case. Animals are like children, they are a product of their environment. Let me tell you a story….

In 2000 my Dad rescued a Pit Bull who was being severely abused by my cousin (ashamed to admit we are related!) Just  a FEW things she had been subjected to was being bred at just 6 months old (entire litter died and she almost did too) and being body slammed on a table doing life long damage to her back leg. She should have bit is head off but she never did anything to him. When my Dad got her she was skittish and skinny. She was a complete BABY when he got done caring for her. I had no problems letting my sons be around here from the time they were born.

All of the children that have come through my Dad’s home in the past 10 years were all treated with nothing but love from Sasha. The kids would ride her, pull her ears and tail and even stick their hands in her dish when she was eating. The best you would get out of her was a look of  “Can you please get this kid away from me now?” She passed away not to long after my Dad did from pure loneliness.

There is no perfect animal, there is no perfect human either. There are plenty positive things about Pit Bulls but people only seem to pay attention to the negative. rarely do you see a story about something positive but they are quick to chime in on a negative story. Take 5 minutes to educate yourself!!

Ten Facts About Pit Bulls Every One Should Know (From PitBullLovers.com)

1. Pit Bulls are commonly used as therapy dogs. Whether they are visiting a senior care facility or helping someone recover from an emotional accident, Pit Bulls are making a mark as outstanding therapy dogs.

2. Pit Bulls are used in Search and Rescue work. One example of well known SAR Pit Bulls is Kris Crawford and her dogs. Kris and her dogs have helped save the lives of many people during their efforts. http://www.ForPitsSake.org

3. Pit Bulls serve as narcotic and bomb sniffing dogs. One Pit Bull, Popsicle (named that because he was found in an old freezer) has the largest recorded single drug find in Texas history. Read more about Popsicle here. Including how he found over 3,000 lbs of cocaine in Hildago, Texas.

4. Pit Bulls are great with kids. They weren’t referred to as the “nanny’s dog” for nothing that’s for sure.

5. Pit Bulls are not human aggressive. The American Pit Bull Terrier as a breed is not human aggressive. In fact, quite the opposite is true of the breed. They are gentle and loving dogs. Like any dog individuals can be unsound and have behavior problems.

6. The Pit Bull was so popular in the early 1900′s they were our mascot not only in World War One, but World War Two as well. They were featured on recruiting and propaganda posters during this time period.

7. Sgt. Stubby. A Pit Bull war hero. Stubby was wounded in action twice, he saved his entire platoon by warning them of a poison gas attack and he single handedly captured a German spy.

8. Pete the Pup on the original Little Rascals was a Pit Bull.

9. Pit Bulls score an 83.4% passing rate with the American Temperament Test Society. That’s better than the popular Border Collie (a breed who scores 79.6%). View the ATTS stats here.

10. They are dogs not killing machines.

Some News Stories:

Dixie, Heroic pit bull: When the deadly cottonmouth snake struck out at “her” children, Dixie never hesitated. The dog pushed the children aside, putting her 50-pound body between them and the snake.

Heroic Pit Bull: Dog Finds Help For Injured Neighbor. Move over Lassie. A pit bull terrier has shown Auburn’s resident that heroic dog deeds don’t just happen in the movies or on TV.

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EveryDay:

Golden Corral
5730 Opportunity Drive
Toledo, Ohio 43612
Kids Special All day – every day, Children 3 and under eat FREE from the buffet with the purchase of an adult meal.

Fricker’s (Should be all locations, call ahead!)
Kids eat free everyday with the purchase of an adult meal

Monday:

Sidelines II
2111 Mellwood Ave
Toledo, OH 43613
Kids eat free from 5-9pm with the purchase of an adult meal. (Also half off Pizza)

Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill
512 West Drussel Drive
Maumee, Ohio 43537
Kids eat free from 5-7pm with the purchase of an adult meal.

Tuesday:

Max & Erma’s
7050 West Central Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43617
Kids 12 & under eat free with purchase of an adult entree. One kids meal per adult entree.

Ralphie’s Sports Eatery
5702 Monroe Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
Kids eat free from 5-9pm with the purchase of an adult meal.

Lone Star Steakhouse
5640 Airport Highway
Toledo, Ohio 43615
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Saturday:

Steak ‘n Shake
5395 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43623
One free kid’s plate for every $8 spent. Dine-In only.

Lone Star Steakhouse
5640 Airport Highway
Toledo, Ohio 43615
11 to 4 pm Kids 12 and under eat FREE from the kids menu. Limit 2 free kids meals (one per child) per adult entree purchased.

Sunday:

Steak ‘n Shake
5395 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43623
One free kid’s plate for every $8 spent. Dine-In only.

Hooters
4782 Monroe Street
Toledo, OH 43623
Kids eat Free all day. (Limited Time call ahead!)

Kids eat CHEAP:

Olga’s Kitchen (Everyday)
5001 Monroe Street
Toledo, Ohio 43623
Kid’s meals for $1.99 after 4PM and just $2.99 before 4PM! Dine-in only, adult purchase required.

Spaghetti Warehouse (Monday)
42 S. Superior
Toledo, Ohio 43602
Kids meals are only $1.99 with adult entree purchase

Fazoli’s (Tuesday)
5855 Lewis Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43612
From 5 to 8pm, Kids meals only $.99 with purchase of adult entree / dine in only. *Please call ahead and verify.

Buffalo Wild Wings (Wednesday)
6710 West Central Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43617
Kids meals are $1.99

In the 10 years that Royal and I have been together, vacations were always almost impossible for us most of the time. Between work and family and life’s Delightful Chaos’,  we just couldn’t make it work. Now that R4 is 8 and Spencer is 3, it’s time they get the vacations that they are due!

A friend of mine works at the Great Wolf Lodge in Pocono Mountains, PA. While visiting my mom one year, he was able to get us day passes to use the water park. Spencer wasn’t born yet and we all had a blast! When we realized there was a Great Wolf Lodge in Sandusky Ohio, only about an hour away, we knew we had to go!

I wrote to Great Wolf Lodge and told them about our plans to take a family trip there in the up coming weeks. They were very kind enough to offer us a discounted stay!

I have no idea why YouTube uploaded it in such poor quality!

There were many things that I was impressed with during our stay. Within the Lodge there are 2 places to eat. One is the Lumber Jack’s Cook Shanty which is open daily for a family style breakfast. Each morning they had a giant breakfast spread.  Pile your plate with made-to-order omelets and waffles, hash browns, bacon, muffins, cereal, fruit and more. It is Buffet Style! All you can eat! And the prices? You are already thinking over priced and outrageous because it is within the Lodge right?  For myself, my husband and 2 children, breakfast was around $35. I was happy to see this for several reasons. Sure, we could run down the road to some nasty fast food place or we could also leave the property, go to a restaurant and pay the same price PLUS waste time driving, Gas, traffic etc. I was happy to get everything I needed AT the lodge.

The other is The Gitchigoomie Grill. The grill is open for lunch and dinner, and can prepare a meal to satisfy any Northwoods appetite.  Adults feast on appetizers, soups, salads, burgers, steaks, pasta and other specialties from the grill. The only thing that I was a disappointed with on our entire trip was my french fries at the Grill. The meals come with chips but my husband and I wanted french fries. It is $1.50 to substitute and you really don’t get many. At first I thought it might have been isolated to that one meal but we ate several there.

One of the things I swore to the cashier I would mention on my blog was a simple but lifesaving find for me personally. I have naturally curly hair so going to a water park with no hair ties is a real issue for me. In my rush to pack I forgot them! I walked into the gift shop and  asked the cashier what was the tiny chance that they had hair ties? Wouldn’t you know, they HAD THEM! Not even junk ones. A name brand, an 8 pack was only $1.69! This was one of those small details that I was happy someone thought of.

They had a few areas for Toddlers but Spencer wasn’t really interested in much of it. All he wanted to do was keep watching the bucket tip. We were not able to do much as a family because we had to keep switching off with Spencer. My personal opinion would be that this location is more fun with children 5 and over unless you have more than 2 adults or someone to watch a smaller child. We did have a BLAST though!

My Personal Suggestions for the Lodge:

• Towels were scratchy. This included the room towels as well as the park towels.
• No place to hang swimsuits to dry in the rooms. Clips in the shower perhaps?
• Switch to turn balcony lights off. We didn’t sit out because it attracted the bugs.

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