[tenchie]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

This is a very strong statement - giving your life for a dog. Somehow I just don't get it.

and that sir is the very display of difference of opinion - I would do whatever I could to save my furry friends they are more than just dogs they are family...

[tenchie]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I would not give my life for a dog, but for my personal dog companion, I would risk my life willingly in an attempt to save the live of that Companion. I know a man has a good chance against a 7 foot gator in a small pond and I would take the odds without reservation. We are not talking about a 13 foot Nile Croc , but a 7 foot Florida alligator. I and I say I could not stand on the bank and watch my dog be eaten alive by a pond gator without trying to save it. Again, just my country boy Iowa way of being brought up.

Lou

Bless you sir~

[Patty55]

(Pulling on my flame suit...)

I think they should do something about the gators, like get rid of them.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by tenchie

and that sir is the very display of difference of opinion - I would do whatever I could to save my furry friends they are more than just dogs they are family...

And that's my opinion.

[BobKat1]

Originally Posted by Patty55

(Pulling on my flame suit...)

I think they should do something about the gators, like get rid of them.

Everywhere, or just in TV???

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by BobKat1

Everywhere, or just in TV???

Just TV.

[samhass]

I have seen animal control culling gators out of the waters surrounding our village. They are taken because they are to big or someone complains. I think that is a shame. It always makes me sad to see the wranglers and know that the gators will probably be euthanized. I also hate to see people kill snakes. Pturner will tell you that I retrieved a moccasin from our pool and released it down at the lake. She and I were in the pool at the time. She rather nonchalantly mentioned that we had company in the pool and I nonchalantly replied that we should probably get out of the water. She's a great sport!!

[Patty55]

I don't think they need to kill them, just get rid of them.

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by samhass

does it matter where his hide ends up?

It is a shame you feel that way....

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by samhass

Steve is my neighbor and friend. He cares deeply about wildlife and his two dogs. Do not judge him harshly. He is a wonderful, brave man. As far as making the gator a trophy, the animal is dead. It is very sad, but does it matter where his hide ends up?
We have many gators in our village and it's surprising that this has not happened before. I see golfers walk down to the water to retrieve golf balls and they can't see the big gator twenty feet away.

Originally Posted by Patty55

(Pulling on my flame suit...)

I think they should do something about the gators, like get rid of them.

you invaded there territory !

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by sueandskip

you invaded there territory !

Yeah well, things change, there were people living here too, don't see them hanging around.

[graciegirl]

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[shcisamax]

uh oh...this is taking a bad turn. I guess poop wasn't enough to fight over.... I see a common thread (no pun intended) in any dog discussions. Polarizing. Actually, I wonder if there is any topic that everyone would agree on? That is a thread to be started. "Nondebatable topics."

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

uh oh...this is taking a bad turn. I guess poop wasn't enough to fight over.... I see a common thread (no pun intended) in any dog discussions. Polarizing. Actually, I wonder if there is any topic that everyone would agree on? That is a thread to be started. "Nondebatable topics."

LOL good luck. But other than definitive topics, folks do get a wealth of knowledge off this web site that saves money and heart ache just by using TOTV for research before they leap or buy or commit. I feel I owe TOTV about 20,000 dollars for the information I have gleaned from this site in just a few years.

That said, My name is John Doe and I live in Oklahoma, just in case they are planing to send me a bill. LOL

[Patty55]

I think that if any one of us were confronted with the situation of our pet being eaten alive we would react, maybe not wrestling a gator, but I don't think any of us could stand watching and do nothing.