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May 30, 2006
Yikes!
Man Frees Puppy From Alligator's Jaws
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- A morning dog walk turned into a dangerous tango with an alligator for one Coral Springs man this morning.
Michael Rubin took his 6-month-old golden retriever, Jasmine, and his border collie Frisbee, for a run near a construction site. The puppy ran ahead of Rubin to the edge of a pond.
Rubin heard the dog cry. When he went to check on her, he saw the puppy's head inside an alligator's mouth.
Rubin jumped in the water and started beating the gator with his fist. The reptile refused to let go and started rolling in the water with the dog still in its mouth.
Rubin estimated the gator was about 7-feet long.
He eventually pried the dog loose and rushed her to a nearby animal hospital, where she was treated for cuts and puncture wounds.
He said the puppy is at home and doing fine.
I live only a block or two from one of the largest parks in North Miami. Half a block from my home is a very wide canal, with ocean access. The end is result is we have a lot of wildlife in our neighborhood.
I've never spotter a gator, at least, not yet. Makes me nervous to take the pooch for a walk.
Posted by LindaSoG at May 30, 2006 04:55 PM
Comments
With 1 million gators lurking around the pond edges and weekly gator attacks you would think a little open season hunting would be in order. I could really use some new boots.
Posted by: trickish knave at May 30, 2006 05:47 PM
I hear that, I can always use some new boots!
Posted by: LindaSoG at May 30, 2006 10:33 PM
Linda, darlin', it's called "concealed carry license."
Walk the pooch in serenity.
Posted by: Vinnie at May 31, 2006 12:55 AM
As much as I love my dog - I don't think I would take on an alligator unless I had a 45!
Posted by: Greta (Hooah Wife) at June 1, 2006 09:12 AM