Man Frees Puppy From Gator's Grip
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Man Frees Puppy From Gator's Grip
Man Frees Puppy From Gator's Grip
Puppy Treated For Cuts, Puncture Wounds
POSTED: 7:03 am CDT May 30, 2006
UPDATED: 7:13 am CDT May 30, 2006
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The phrase "you lucky dog" took on new meaning in Coral Springs, Fla.
Jasmine, a 6-month-old golden retriever, was on a morning run with her owner, Michael Rubin. The dog ran ahead to the edge of a pond, where it met up with a hungry alligator.
Rubin heard the dog cry. When he went to check on her, he saw the puppy's head inside an alligator's mouth.
The intrepid Rubin jumped right into 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.
"I thought she was dead," Rubin told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "But at that point I wasn't going to let him have my dog."
At a local animal hospital, Jasmine was treated for cuts and puncture wounds.
He said the puppy is back home and doing fine.
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Puppy Treated For Cuts, Puncture Wounds
POSTED: 7:03 am CDT May 30, 2006
UPDATED: 7:13 am CDT May 30, 2006
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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- The phrase "you lucky dog" took on new meaning in Coral Springs, Fla.
Jasmine, a 6-month-old golden retriever, was on a morning run with her owner, Michael Rubin. The dog ran ahead to the edge of a pond, where it met up with a hungry alligator.
Rubin heard the dog cry. When he went to check on her, he saw the puppy's head inside an alligator's mouth.
The intrepid Rubin jumped right into 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.
"I thought she was dead," Rubin told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "But at that point I wasn't going to let him have my dog."
At a local animal hospital, Jasmine was treated for cuts and puncture wounds.
He said the puppy is back home and doing fine.
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Originally Posted by exceltoexcel,May 31 2006, 08:55 AM
I call 
. If the alligator was 7 feet on chomp ought to kill the dog or at least do such harm that the dog wouldn't be back at home.
. If the alligator was 7 feet on chomp ought to kill the dog or at least do such harm that the dog wouldn't be back at home.
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Originally Posted by Cyclon36,May 31 2006, 09:37 AM
That guy is sooo getting laid by every girl on the block 
"Yeah, I wrestled a gator to save this here cute puppy"
"Yeah, I wrestled a gator to save this here cute puppy"
- Also, just because a gator has ahold of something doesnt mean it continues to crush its jaws. The snap of its mouth is the most powerful thing they have and that is what usually causes the damage and puncture wounds.
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Some of you guys don't know gators all that well. When I was in my late teens and early 20's I used to relocate gators. A 6 foot gator is no real problem, a 7 footer is borderline and I would have needed plenty of help with an 8 footer. I am surprised the gator waited around for the guy to jump on him and getting a gator to let go of something isn't easy, but it's not unheard of. I'm way to old to be wrestling gators now but I'd be all over a little 7 foot gator if it latched on to my dog.
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