7-Pound Dog Survives Attack by Alligator

LUTZ, Fla. -- A small dog could have been Easter dinner had it not gotten away from an alligator in a Tampa area pond. Gizmo, a 7-pound gray Maltese-toy poodle mix, escaped through a hole in the porch screen at his home in Lutz on Sunday and ran down to the pond behind the house. In a matter of moments, the dog began to yelp. Read more...

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LUTZ -- An alligator that tried to turn a dog into supper is no longer worrying the Heritage Harbor neighborhood. It took third-generation trapper Mickey Fagan only 15 minutes to lure the alligator to the shore with gator calls and beef lung. A few seconds later, the 61/2-foot reptile was tied and no longer a danger to anyone.

Posted by Editor at March 27, 2008 11:47 AM