[Patty55]

Originally Posted by ActsOfKindness

I so very much admire what steve did. He put his life on the line. Was it necessary though? He saw the gator lurking in the pond. the dog was at the waters edge? hello??? anyone home. please????? The bottom line is..the potential for danger was there..and it happened. He put the dogs life at risk and his own and the gator and now the gator is dead. It was a living thing too. Had the gator come into his house thats another story. the dog was on its turf so to speak. Rule number one with alligators in florida. NEVER FEED THEM. Rule number 2 with alligators in florida. never have little ones..(children) or small dogs near a gator. NEVER. For those of us who live in these situations in close proximity to alligators here in florida, most people have the smarts to have a dog on a leash. In fact I would never even have my dog in the backyard where there there was a pond. But thats just me. An ounce of prevention. Just some thoughts. thanks for reading this. Its not about condemnation.Its about wisdom and common sense. God bless.

Thank you so much for clearing that up.